The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21
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Their Ideas Of Male Attire
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And now it Is our clothes mems
clothes that the futurists would de-
stycy and replace with something az
different as possible from anything
ever heretofore worn. \ s g
The futurists have headquarters in
Milan. From there they hurl, bomb
shells at conventions, In the form Of
mhnifestos The latest 0uthurst says
men are too sober, too timid in theft
clothes. Instead Of twilight gray and
earthly brown we should wear yellow
or gold, the red OF blood.
Hamoco Balla, the author, writes
that our clothes make US effeininate,
soft, cowardly; they restrain the free
dom OF our muscles; our brains be-
come loo torpid to dare and to act.
That Is because OF the neutral tints
we wear. And the fnturists Hate ev-
IeTythipg neutral. II; e: & 4 n \. r.
The manifesto is Illustrated with de-
signs for mems suits By Marinetti
Bocctoni, Russolo. Cara and Cangi-
,illo. the leading opponents Of futur-
Humanity Suifocated. sI
,tHumanity = II says, always dress
ed ID Z itself g IN quiet IN fear, in caution
or In INDIGESTION; 1t always wore
mourning. The body Of man always
was reduced by blending and by neu7
trail tints, debased s:by htaris; sdir0ca-
ted by bands, impM soned by drap-
cry. 81 ~.
Until today men used clothes that
were dropping, solemn, grave. uncom-
Portable and sacredotal They were
expressions Of tfmtd ity Of ,eiahchosy,
of slavery. the negatiot or muscuiaf
life, tedious, effeminate OF. decadent.,'
Therefore they want to abolish all
neutral, pretty, sickly fancy. SENT
obscure and Illuminating tints;; ali
mourning garments. everything that
bears the so-called good taste and
harmony Of tints and shapes; all SYN,
metry in cut, the Conformity Of stu.
pid lapels and all superfiuous details,
useless buttons, starched collars and
cuffs" ..S. I
How Futurist VIII Dress. /
So the futurist garments shall be.
Aggressive. SO as to multiply the
courage OF the strong and. to conyulse
the sensibilities of polfrcons. s.
Agifzing, that is to say, such az
will augment the tlexibilty OF the
body and favor its dash in the strug.
gle, in the race or in the charge.
Dynamic, through dynamic patterns
and colors OF materials (triangles
cones, spfrals. ellipses, circles, which
inspire love Of peril, of speed. and oi
attack, hatred of peace and of immo.
bility. z
Simple and comfortable. that is
easy to put on ana take OH 5. wei
adapted to aiming gun, fording q
river, or plunging in for a swim.
Hygienic, that is, cut in such way
that every point OF the skins can
breathe during long tramps and. IA
tiguing climbs. N "A: & &,
Joyous Materials Of. enthusiasm
arousing colors and irridenscense
very violet, very red, very. blue, very
green, very yellow, very orange, very
vermilion.
Ph0spliorescent Garments.
idlluminatin Phospho rescent ma:
terials, that will arouse ana assem-
blage Of the tinnid to rashness, scat.
ter light when 1t is raining, and cor
rect the dusk Of the twilight In the
highways and in the, nerves.
Domineering- Violent patterns and
sc0lors; imperfous as commands upon
the field OF battle.
y Asymmetrical-For example. ],
ends OF the sleeves and the front OF
the. coat shall be round on. the right
and square on the left. ~ q
OF brief duration, in order to renew
necessarily the enjoyment and the inn
pettious animation Of the body.
Variable, by means OF modifications
(appltcations of materials of divers
sizes, thickness. patterns, and scoiorsJ
to be arranged whenever and wher-
ever It may be desired, upon any part
of the costume, by means OF pneu-
matte buttons. is;ss.,iis
We think and act as We dress.
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