The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11
Monsieur, Too,
Wants New Suit
Leading CoIors for Spring
Season Are Military

INV YORk-This Easter. =.
usual. its safe bet that the
American male will refuse To re-
volt against what imaginative de-
signers like to call the "monot-
onous drahness" Of his clothes
Mems styles for spring. ieti.
are Just as conservative. on the
whole. as ever. But there are
bright colors and fancy patterns
for those who want them. and. 10
give the more color in mems
clothes" propagandists their due.
you'll see plenty OF them. But the
long forecast sartorial revolution
just isn't
A really new note is set. as
might be expected. by national
defense. Its effect Ii evident in
color. cut and cloth.
Leading colors for this spring
are military and therefore mas
culine ones: Air Force Blue.
middle shade the color OF an Raj
uniform. and diamond brown.
which runs a liquid gamut of
shades all the way from cham
payne to cognac. Covert holds its
place, and a wide use Of khaki
will make any mans "civvies"
look less so.
STRAIGHTER LINES
ARE EMPHASIZED
The individuslistic American
well-dressed man will wear
stripes-if he wants to That's
the designers favorite pattern
both for single and double breast
ed suits. Materials include close
ly-woven shetlands. cheviots. hard
finished worsteds and sharkskins.
Straighter lines are emphasized
through the chest. shoulders and
trousers, and, in double-breasted
styles. broad shoulders and slightly
longer coats are the fashion. All
this. together with modified
chest drape, the stylists hope. will
give the 1941 masculine form a
tall. athletic appearance. maybe.
Some Stacks are definitely
"pegged." with the cuffs con-
siderably narrower, reverting to
the style popular during the last
World war. and all trousers are
than they were last
year. Reason is supposed to be
to save wool in the interests of
defense, which il as good
an excuse as any.
Sports coats come in stripes.
some in herringbone designs. in
plaids, in white and almost every
color, spruced up with as many
gadgets. leather buttons. patch
and change pockets. as the sport
lest of the species could want 10
wear. For the color-conscious
there are green and Capri blue
Stacks and Moroccan striped blaz-
ers In all colors OF the rainbow.
Single-breased topco as
usual. are spring favorites. This
years are longer. with broad
shoulders and tapering waistlines,
and are made up in mixtures of
blue and brown and blue and gray
clearinghouse and diagonal stripes.
The popularity of raglan sleeves
seems TO be waning
NATIONAL DEFENSE
MOTIF Is POPULAR
There's plenty OF blue in the
new shirts. with solid blues and
white. as usual, most popular
Roll collars are taking the place
of button-down models, and they're
shown in the usual variety of de-
signs.
Red. white and blue bring ma
tional defense to the accessor,
front. You'll find this color COM
bination in suspenders. carriers
belts, hathands. shirts. handker'
chiefs. A military note is STRUCK
in some Of the new ties. printed
with small English lions. ali
force emblems. airplanes. tanks
rifles and other implements o.
war. Many OF these are imported
and sold through arrangement
with the British War Relief So
ciety. which gets portion of th'
royalties.
The thwarted male continues 4
show his true colors only in IN,
evening. Tails and tuxes ar
mostly midnight blue, which hal
replaced black as standard.