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Today’s Woman
Judy Burtner
Extension Agent,
Home Economies
Woman’s Fashions-Fall ’70
For dresses, the longer silhouette is slim and close to the body with three main styles in the limelight: 1) shirt dress, 2) the sweater dress and 3) the one-piece dress with the look of a shirt and skirt or sweater and skirt.
Skirts often turn out to be culottes or else look like them with deep front and back slits; also, frequently seen are the side wrap arounds. All are slim but have controlled flair for that girl on the move.
Skirts team up with the skinny, just to the waist sweater or tank top, the short fitted cardigan, or the western look shirt. The big news is a real blouse which is soft and feminine with ruffles, yoke or peplum and gently full sleeves with some puff at the shoulder. Fabrics for blouses are predominantly crepes, chiffon, and challls in prints and menswear stripes. in suits, jackets vary from the hip-covering, pian-tailored style to the short battle jacket length and the bolero.
For coats, the big shape is the front-buttoned shirt coat with back fullness. Another important look is the blanket coat or burnoose In real blanket frabrics. The coat look is soften and use constructed than ever, even when they are strictly tailored. Capes are making a bid for attention.
In pants, the newest looks are knuckers and long lean gaucho pants which sometimes become culotte skirts. Gaucho pants are paired with short jackets and vests or longer vests and skinny sweater coats. Straight legged pants are on the scene teamed with the long tunics and cardigans belted at the waist and often with peplum flair. The newest shapes are high-rise waist Unas and pants pleated In ftront like men's pants.
For length, the longer, mid-calf length is making a play for the
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