18 Days in 7V Land

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"18 DAYS IN TV LAND"

by Beatrice Carter (33-B-2) FPE

For any kind of a trip or vacation, most people can say that more than half the fun is getting ready for it. And this is unequivocally true for a TV. Everyone has some kind of work to do, even if it consists of clipping coupons, and in the course of human events, we have known limitations of time and money. But for that once-a-year big one, planning is and must be a major item, consequently it was early in April that I began to think about what to do, where to go and above all, what to wear for a trip to the World's Fair in mid-summer of 1964.

Living about 800 miles from the great metropolis of New York City in a much smaller city, I knew that what the women were wearing and how they were wearing their clothes would be an all important item in influencing my own selection of wardrobe. Therefore, I began sub- scribing to daily New York papers and magazines to better study the fashion picture. I added to this, all the in- formation I could of the Fair publicity. Gradually there began to emerge a pattern which proved extremely succes- sful.

For a long time, I have followed a basic color choice- blues and browns in my own clothing and have ample accessories to augment such a costume color. But I did need some new things. This meant dresses, since under- pinnings remained the same year in and year out. The first item selected was a new suit. This was a three plece linen in brown and white, straight skirt, jewel neck sleeveless top and Chanel jacket with a design em-

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