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...Updike's afflicted are invariably middle-aged, middle-class males who, with their wives, ex-wives, mistresses, natural and acquired children, seem to inhabit a blue version of the Lands' End catalog. Alcohol abuse, infidelity and a numbing lack of faith lie just beneath the bright madras and sturdy poplin...
When Paul Ivory walked in espadrilles on the paths and passages of Peverel, the sound inaugurated, softly, the modern era. As did his cotton jerseys--some blue, some black--and trousers of pale poplin. The modern era, like the weather, was making these things possible...
...weekend shopping, country strolling or office wear, how about Ralph Lauren's tan cotton-madras pleated pants, known as the "Fred Astaire look" ($76), with matching unlined blazer ($170). For variety, swap the pants of this fresh crisp outfit for Calvin Klein's buff poplin elastic-waist fly-front trouser skirt ($63). For work or casual lunches, either variation of the ensemble can be worn with Klein's buff T shirt, which is cotton knit, with a crew neck and long sleeves ($11.50), or Lauren's tan knit T shirt with roll sleeves and crew neck...
...jumpsuit fad began in Paris and was brought to the U.S. by models who had attended last fall's fashion shows. The first Paris designer to bring back a high-fashion jumpsuit was Yves Saint Laurent, whose collection for fall included jumps in classic poplin ($205), a black acrylic with drawstring waist ($375) and a turtleneck number ($355). A nationwide bestseller is Victor Joris' self-belted gabardine suit with pleated pants ($110); in all, some 600 stores have ordered 38,000 Joris jumps. One of the most popular numbers, though, is the inexpensive Esso suit, a loose overall...
...Inspired. Yves Saint Laurent celebrated détente with a Russian look: three-quarter-length suede coats bordered in mink, worn over a sum velvet skirt and a printed cossack blouse in crepe de Chine, all topped by a huge matching mink toque. Another Y.S.L. standout was a silk poplin pelisse lined and trimmed in fisher, over a tweed suit with a tweedy patterned crepe de Chine blouse. For evening he had many floating mousselines, including several djellabas that were probably inspired by Saint Laurent's trips to Morocco, where he has a house...