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...Candidate arrives. "He's here!" says one girl, almost alone in her enthusiasm. And so he is, looking as distinguished as ever in a blue pinstripe suit, gray sweater and red tie. His hair is pure silver now; a liability for a Humphrey or a Nixon, but essential to McCarthy's professorial image...
...seems tired, ambiguous, disinterested--only half believing what he is saying. He's said it all before and knows that everyone in the room has heard it all before. McCarthy plays with his handkerchief or sweater when talking, not looking questioners...
Since late summer, sweater sales have soared. Says a Saks Fifth Avenue spokesman: "Sweaters have been fantastic all over the store." In Saks' junior department, the most popular examples have been the ribbed turtleneck, the flat knit with the plain round neck, and the sleeveless "shrinks"-short, tight numbers. In the designer departments, the bestsellers have been Anne Klein's high-necked sweater with buttons on the shoulders and Bill Blass's long-sleeved U-neck. "When we get in a new shipment from either one," says a Saks spokesman, "they're almost gone...
...Deceivers. There are many reasons for the new sweater enthusiasm. Selections in both color and style are wider than ever. In both London and New York, a big seller is the dolman (or batwing) version, which has long, wide sleeves growing out of its wide waistband. There are snug, armless sweater tubes and long sweater dresses. Many sweaters now sport knitted-in portraits of people or animals. Betsey Johnson's "ecology" line features trees and fish; Giorgio di Sant'Angelo portrays a plane taking off. Stan Herman's trompe 1'oeil sweater dresses have fake belts...
...been left to Paris, however, to provide the ultimate example of the fashionable sweater fad. At a recent fashion showing, gaping onlookers were spellbound as a young French p.r. girl in the audience peeled during the course of the show. First to be shed was a navy blue cardigan. Then a sleeveless, striped blue pullover fluttered down, followed by a long-sleeved sweater. Au fond was a sleeveless, almost backless silky knit navy turtleneck -a dazzling outfit clearly designed for energetic dancing at top chic nightclubs as the evening wears...