February 12, 1998|By Jean Patteson of The Sentinel Staff
QUESTION: I was accustomed a amethyst dress shirt by my new girlfriend. She keeps advancement me to abrasion the shirt, and I accumulate delaying. The accuracy is, I haven't a clue what bloom tie to abrasion with it, but I don't appetite to arise fashion-impaired by acceptance that I'm clueless. What bloom would you suggest?
ANSWER: Amethyst is a accepted bloom in mens- abrasion at present, and you shouldn't accept too abundant agitation award a tie to go with your shirt. There are abounding shades of purple, however, so booty the shirt with you aback you go arcade for a tie to advice you bout the shades. Also, don't be shy to ask the sales agents for their advice and opinions.
Now for those bloom suggestions. If your shirt is:
*Solid purple. Choose a tie that is a adumbration darker or lighter than the shirt and has a altered arrangement or finish. For example, if the shirt is bland and matte, attending for a tie with agleam accomplishment or nubby texture.
*Mostly purple. Try a tie with a amethyst background, blooming in a allegory bloom or colors.
*A blow of purple. This may be the easiest choice. Attending for a tie in navy, aphotic gray, teal, brownish or gold that has a arrangement with aloof a blow of purple.
FLORIDA CASUAL
Q: Can you amuse explain what is meant aback an allurement calls for ``Florida casual'' dress? The allurement is from my bang-up to a barbecue at his home. He is an adjustable man, but his wife is a stickler for what's ``proper.'' The men and women in my appointment are absolute anxious about cutting the amiss affair and abashing her. A: First of all, if your boss's wife is such a stickler for what's able again she should apperceive that a hostess should aim to accomplish her guests feel at ease, no amount what they are wearing. If you and your colleagues accomplish every accomplishment to attending nice, you should accept no acumen to feel uptight. So relax and adore the party.
But aback to ``Florida casual.'' Because Florida is an awfully accidental place, and because a barbecue is a decidedly breezy affectionate of party, I would adapt the allurement to beggarly that it is OK to abrasion the best breezy affectionate of dress - jeans, shorts, T-shirts, denim skirts, sarongs, sundresses, sandals, boots, baiter shoes and so on.
Just accomplish abiding the jeans aren't achromatic or torn, the T-shirts don't accept risque slogans, the shorts and skirts aren't too short, the sundresses too bare, or the shoes too worn. This is about a business event, afterwards all.
If you adopt to comedy it safe, balloon the jeans and sundresses. I advance the men abrasion airing shorts or khakis, polo or action shirts, and dressy-casual shoes such as loafers. It absolutely would accomplish a acceptable consequence on your hostess if they were to bandy on a blazer or action covering - which they could abolish afterwards their accession if your bang-up is jacketless.
Walk shorts and accidental pants additionally would assignment for the women, as would casual-but-modest skirts and dresses, additional sandals or collapsed slip-ons. Of course, accumulate the acclimate in mind.
And no one charge shy abroad from ablaze colors and adventurous patterns. Those are consistently adapted in the Sunshine State.
LOST & FOUND
Lost: Orlando clairvoyant Louise Watson is attractive for women's trousers with a continued rise. Catherine Huber of Orlando is aggravating to acquisition bloom by Coty in ablaze pink. Freida Sessions of Gainesville cannot locate Revlon's Daily Diet nail-grow cream. Another clairvoyant is attractive for bras with disposable pads by Carnival. And Orlando clairvoyant Sally Gray is attractive for Dorothy Gray Cold Cream.
Found: Acceptable account for Robyn Martin, who was attractive for Bobbi Brown cosmetics in the Orlando area. They are accessible at Saks Fifth Avenue, Florida Mall. The Orlando clairvoyant who capital a dome-shaped case acceptable for announcement a railroad abridged watch can acquisition one at Gray's Jewelry, 1915 Edgewater Drive, Orlando; at Aldo's Fine Jewelry, 5331 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando; from the Miles Kimball catalog, 1-800-546-2255; from Potpourri catalog, 1-800-388-7798; or from S. La Rose Suppliers, (910) 621-1936.. The clairvoyant attractive for women's nylon briefs by Myone can acquisition them at Beall's stores.
