The Waistland

January, 1957

Here's a switch in hitching gear: the new way around the waistland is via fabric belt, pepping up the region north of the pants and south of the shirt from a neutral strip to a point of real interest. Bright colors and textures in foulards, paisleys, plaids and stripes are new-comers to the territory, while firmly entrenched conservatives (blacks or browns) are slowly shuffling out of sight, especially for casual wear. Even the hide-bound (alligator, leather) fellows are switching to madras, bur...