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"Fashion is vety important to me. Clothes make the woman, and a woman makes the clothes ... one goes hand in hand with the other. Simple elegance is my style, and color is more important than ever."

Fashion comments from Dorlies Rasmussen our attractive Model of the Month.

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Moving to Fort Collins 15 years ago, Dorlies has generously donated her time and talents to the community. She was a former member of the Junior Women's Club: past president of Tavelli PTO: a board member of Teacher Award Foundation: an officer of the Symphony Guild; and past president and board member of Fort

Collins SeNice League. Leadership comes naturally to Dorlies; she tackles projects enthusiastically and accomplishes them efficiently.

Dorlies has found the time to enjoy a part-time modeling career and also enjoys redecorating homes and is an excellent cook.

She is married to Duane Rasmussen, a partner in The Group, Inc., and they have

two children, Dawnel and Daren. Dorlies and Duane have opened their home to numerous exchange students from Germany and were instrumental in sponsoring a Polish family to move to and settle in the United States.

Elegant refinement surrounds Dorlies in her stylish selection of a crisp navy and white dress by Richard Warren.

A Sleek city sophistication in dark navy and white textured shadow stripe by Kay Unger for St. Gillian. The stylish long tunic accented with shoulder pads and oversized buttons lightly skims over a slightly gathered straight skirt. Very smart for most afternoon or evening occasions. Sized 2-14, $185. Navy and white straw hat, $24.

B "Continental Chic" from IBE! A stunning look for all your business travels. A geometric applique of striking bright colors brightens a sleek. silk-lined black skirt. A designer knockout for spring and summer in pure linen. Sized 2-14, $250. Geometric clip earrings by Alexis Kirk. $45.

C Project a cool confident attitude in J.H. Collectibles' newest career look. This season's longer double-breasted jacket looks city professional over a slimming drop, front pleat, belted skirt. A textured linen and cotton short­sleeved red sweater smartly accents this black and white nubby silk blend fabric. Sized 4-16. Jacket $132, skirt $82, sweater, $62.

Look city sophisticated in today's fashionable duster coat and pleated cuffed trouser. Worn with a charming cotton/linen blend dot middy blouse, the look is in good taste in or out of the office. Sized 4-16. Duster coat $152, pant $80, blouse $58.

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A The style is fresh. The spirit is lively. A soft shade of pink refines the look of 100% raw silk. Joanie Char interprets a spring, afternoon-into-evening look with a feminine two-piece dress. The blouse features double layered cap sleeves, oblique tucks and tiers across the bodice, and a fuller skirt. Sizes 2-14, $156.

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B A bright spring bouquet of flowers in light and airy poly cotton voile. A fun and flirty dress in the newest chemise style with elastic hip band to wear wherever suits you. Lace accents collar and cuff, and a shoulder pad leads into a full pretty sleeve. By Choon, sized 4-14, $76. Single pearl clip earrings by Les Bernard complete the look, $15.

A Spring's sensual shape-up focuses on the female form. Soft shades and shapes create an alluring look from French Rags. Hand loomed of lightweight rayon in ice blue or stark white. The V-neck cap sleeve top features three tiers of flirty fringe, and the elastic waist skirt, an easy-to-wear A-line shape. Sized SM-ML. Sweater $116, skirt, $116. The finishing touches ... pearl necklace by Carolee $18, and pearl and gold clip earrings by Les Bernard, $20.

B On the sophisticated side of spring, Carole Little for St. Tropez West styles a sensuous silk charmeuse T-top. Worn with a smart Italian shadow stripe body skimming midi skirt, the effect is a knock out! Rich champagne color. Sizes 4-14. Skirt $68, blouse $68.

Award winning designer Alexis Kirk wraps the waist in neutral reptile accented with a shiny gold and ivory enamel ribbon triangle buckle. Interchangeable belt strips available. $240.

Stylish ivorine and shiny gold clip earrings by Les Bernard, $42.

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Gene Markley f'49 years ago my father,

Fred S. Markley, started in the automobile business in Fort CoUins. We were a town of 10,000 people and Markley Motors was one of five auto dealerships. Having grown from 5 employees and 200 annual car sales, the firm now employs 70 and seas in excess of 200 cars per month.

"We've exceUed in the automobile business because of our people, our prod~,ourservtceand our prices. Let us show you the same friendly, courteous treatment that bas made us

Doug Markley ·~t Markley Motors we

know price is important, but customer satisfaction is everything. We've made alot of friends in 49 years of seUing and servicing cars and trucks in this area. I'm proud to be a third generation member of this organization and I'm proud of our staff, who have helped us to grow with the community. "

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A dash here, a splash there. Fine details and finishing touches ... enhancing, enchanting, intriguing. Sometimes simple, sometimes sporty, sometimes sensual. Always .. .Fun!

0 Accenting the waist, a hand made multi-pastel corded tie belt. The perfect texture over spring sweaters, $34.

Shell, bone, and pastel opalescent beads adorn this beauty of a 32" necklace. By Les Bernard, $80. Matching drop earrings, $20.

Pretty and feminine, this 32" necklace adds the final touch. Frosted pastel lalique, opalescent and crystal beads remind us of the freshness of spring. By Les Bernard, $45. Matching clip earrings, $18.

E Spirited bright accessories in hot colors for your tropical days and nights. The look is frivolous and fun!

Narrow brimmed white straw hat with bright multi-colored band, $22.

Hand-painted bright flowers adorn Capri's bangle bracelet $20.

Colorful choker of hand-made ceramic beads. Yellow, orange, fuschia, blue, or purple. By Capri, $18.

Fun and lively tropical fruit pierced earrings. Strawberries by Capri, $12. Watermelon slices by Les Bernard, $30.

Perky red bead and white cord tie belt to brighten any casual spring dress, blouse or sweater, $45.

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Accent on spring .. . soft shades and shapes ... Femininity is in the air.

A Soft and feminine with all the charm and grace to fit and flatter, is this lace and satin dress. Delicate ivory lace gracefully moves over pale peach satin to create a soft pastel illusion. A double collar, sheer lace sleeves, and tulip skirt create an unforgettable look. By Scott McClintock. Sized 4-14,$124. Pearl clip earrings add that finishing touch, by Les Bernard, $15.

B Sophisticated style in the rich luxury of ultrasuede by Roth-Le-Cover. Remarkable ultrasuede won't stretch, shrink, pill, fray, or wrinkle, and above all, is washable. A timeless suit, it is appropriate for any special occasion, and travels like a dream. Our one-button suit features a stand up lapel and front skirt vent. Dusty mauve, sized 4-16,$520. The companion blouse of poly silk is pleated in front and ties at the neck. By Roth-Le-Cover, sized 4-16, $65.

C When the occasion calls for your prettiest, fluid pastel georgette speaks of spring. Beautifully simple with an embroidered leaf pattern accenting a front and back V bodice. By Ursula of Switzerland in pink or pale blue, sized 4-16,$133.

The pretty companion georgette has a removeable diagonal edge capelet with embroidered leaf design over a basic sleeveless dress. By Ursula of Switzerland in pink or pale blue, sized 4-16,$143.

The finishing touch, a pair of frosted pink lalique dangle earrings, by Les Bernard, $18.

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C Free-spirited and sportive - that's London's emerging "street-wear" trend. Snap, dash, and a bit of jazz seen in oversized detailing of buttons, snaps, pockets, and all kinds of hardware.

A new twist to all cotton twill in ankle length trousers with cargo pockets and quilted knees. The oversized jacket with shoulder pads and epaulets features snaps, pockets, and hugs your hips with a D-ring buckle closing. By Carole Little for St. Tropez Wear in pale blue or yellow. Sized 4-14. Pants $70, jacket $108.

Underneath, a fresh spring knit combining a woven scenic pattern over pale yellow and white striping in acrylic and cotton. By Mariea Kim in size S-M-L $48.

Playful, whimsical, moveable charms hung on a blue or red chain necklace ... our OOGIE BOOGIE necklace, the fun accessory of the season. To collect. to trade, to have fun. For "kids" of all ages. $15.

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Classics with swagger ... this season paint to fresh, free and easy casual looks. Unexpected colors, pretty prints, softened styling, and natural fabrics give "traditional" a more updated and lighthearted feeling.

A For your moods of frolic and fun, J.G. Hook's poly cotton twill collection is a natural for those blue sky days ahead. The sporty two­button blazer swings along over everything. Flattering in fit the trim pleated and cuffed trouser is worn with a neat and natty multi-stripe cotton blouse and cotton sleeveless vest. Comfort plus, in the longer trouser walking

short with cross over waistband. Again, the new pretty blouse style with rounded collar and tucked sleeves. Sized 4-16 in soft moss green or slate blue. Jacket $122, pant $61, short $47, blouse $50, vest $50. Many must-see pieces in the collection available in pretty prints and solids.

B Leave all your cares behind and warm up to days of sun and leisure in designer suits by Gideon Oberson, designed and made in Israel.

Command instant visibility in lined bright white! Exciting back interest with four stretch strap detail

complement this elegant maillot. Sizes 6-14,$68. Red watermelon earrings by Les Bernard, $30.

A multi-colored window pane print accented with stripe illusion leg slims and flatters. Bandeau worn with or without straps. Sizes 6-14, $73.

Bright, bold window pane cotton jacket cover-up cleverly tied at the shoulders. Worn with companion print suit or solid suit. Sizes 6-14, $114.

C A P T U R By Dan Lassiter

Winter cabin fever is coming to a close! Springtime in Colorado is a time for outdoor family fun .. .the first picnic of the season, a family reunion, a wedding, baby's first steps, or any other precious moments you would want to capture.

The best way to capture the memory of all those precious moments is through the use of many new portable home recorders available on the market today.

Recent miniaturization of electronics has brought with it a wave of very compact and easily transportable video cameras and recorders, some weighing only a few pounds. Since there are several different tape formats for video cameras and each has its advantages and disadvantages, the format you choose should be the one that best fills all your needs.

N G PRECIOUS MOMENTS There are currently three

popular video tape formats, VHS, BETA and the most recently introduced 8mm type. VHS is by far the most popular format in the Fort Collins area, as a trip to almost any video movie rental establishment will prove. Several local rental facilities deal exclusively with VHS movies, so if you plan on renting tapes a great deal, VHS is probably your best choice. (BETA is more popular in some parts of the country, so this may not be an important deciding factor for you.)

Many VHS cameras currently available look similar to super 8mm home movie cameras except a recorder pack must usually be carried in order to do any recording. There are some VHS "all in one" or camcorder systems available which have the recorder built right into the camera. The drawback to those on the market now is that they don't record on a full size tape, but rather a 20 minute insert which has to be adapted to fit in a

standard home VHS recorder for playback. The industry has been buzzing with talk of a full size VHS camcorder for several years but none are available at this time.

Advantages of the VHS format also include long recording times of up to eight hours on a single tape. Many current systems also allow you to "edit" or play back what you've recorded and view it through a camera's viewfinder. This allows you to make sure you got just what you wanted on tape while "out on the field."

The Betacam offers owners of home BETA recorders a compact camcorder system which uses full-size tapes. Up to 4 Y2 hours of recording can be done on a single tape. A disadvantage of the Betacam system is that it does not allow for editing or reviewing through the camera viewfinder like other systems do.

The new 8mm video format camcorders offer the best of both worlds. The camera, which includes a built-in recorder, is very compact and lightweight. The 8mm video cassette allows up to two hours of taping and is about the same size as the standard audio cassette. Its less that half the size of a BETA tape, and about a quarter the size of a VHS tape. Most 8mm camcorders offer reviewing and editing capability via the camera's viewfinder which can be very helpful. 8mm tapes can also be dubbed very effectively onto home VHS and BETA recorders offering even more editing capability.

Whichever format is right for you, video movies can really help preserve those exciting vacations, parties and other important events. Your video photography dealer should be able to recommend a format that is right for your particular needs. Good luck and happy taping.

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Spring '85 has taken a unique, fresh, and exciting fashion direction, and all of us at Lydias would enjoy helping you interpret your special style.

Sportswear Spring '85 is a multiplicity

of looks. The changes are a reflection of adding new dimensions and more diversification - more feminine, softer, less tailored, and a dash sexier. Bright prints and happy colors played against neutrals create a new color palate for spring into summer. The Trends

1. Soft full print skirts 2. Shorter straight skirts worn

with short & long jackets 3. Mid calf skirts worn with

longer jackets 4. Easy relaxed slouchy

oversized jackets and camp shirts

5. Big shirts 6. Scenic sweaters & T shirts 7. Shorts - boxer to walking

to flared 8. Crop pants, ankle pants,

split skirts 9. Drop yokes on skirts and

pants 10. Elastic waists on skirts &

pants 11. Rompers and jumpsuits 12. Oversized sleeves, pockets,

buttons, hardware trims

The Colors 1. White 2. Crayon brights -

turquoise, fuschia, orange, red, yellow, electric blue

3. Ice pastels - pink, aqua, peach, yellow, blue, mint

4. Neutrals - black, white, khaki

5. Traditional- navy & white

6. Combinations­fuschia/yellow, electric blue/black, turquoise/fuschia, navy /yellow, black/white

7. Vibrant flora Is, big plaids & stripes, graphic geometries & Hawaiian prints

8. Late summer - violet, deepjade,andspruce

The Fabrics 1. 100% linen and

cotten/linen blends 2. 100% cotton- poplin,

sheeting, gaberdine, crinkle cotton

3. Cotton blends - twills, knits

4. Silk & silk blends 5. Knits combined with

linen or cotton 6. Nubby textures

ON THE COVER Beachcomber cottons ...

fresh texture and pattern mixes in soft, laundered cotton sheeting and mesh. New looks, new proportions, new fashion options . .. all in mauve and white.

Crop pant with belted elasticized waist, $42. Short sleeve top with web inset zip closure, $38. Color black vest with snap placket front, patch pockets, and drawstring band. Shorts, tanks, pants, and jackets also available.

CREDITS Publisher- Lydia Dody Design, Production - Jane Struble Models - Michele Ray

Teri Schnorr Photography - Lolly Clarke of

John Clarke Photography Printing - Pioneer Impressions Typesetting- Minuteman Press

STYLE is published by Lydia Dody 2601 South Lemay Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: (303) 223-1646

©1985 Dody Stores, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without written permission from STYLE or its publisher is prohibited.

Dear Reader, We at Lydias see our

customers as women involved in business, home, and community. Their appearance and image are important, and they need smart multi-faceted wardrobes. Often they don't have the time to shop many stores or read fashion magazines. Style magazine was conceived to fulfill this need for fashion information.

We are pleased that since its inception, Style magazine has received overwhelming acceptance by our readers. We have received many calls and letters in response to our articles, fashion photographs, model of the month feature, and have had innumerable requests to answer fashion questions.

In response to your requests, we have decided to expand our June issue by 8 pages. We will continue our fashion photographs, our model of the month feature, our fashion information in Lydia's Latest, and will be adding a LifeStyle editorial monthly and a Fashion Q & A We invite you to continue writing letters, (some of which we'll print) and ask us fashion questions.

We hope you will continue enjoying our publication as much as we enjoy assembling it!

Lydia Dody

Q&A Question: Is the man-tailored look still in for Spring?

Gone are the form-hiding shapes of tal/'s manly adrogenous mood The spring/summer collections focus on the female form ... they are pretty, feminine, and alluring, showing waist, hips and any other curves ignored in seasons past.

Question: Is "dressing for success" still limited to neutral skirt suits?

Women are tired of dressing like their male counterparts! There are now many more stylish options to looking professional in the work environment. This season "tailored" doesn't mean "stuffy." New colors, prints, softer more feminine styling, and wonderful accessories give a wardrobe lots more interesting possibilities.

Skirt length should be at the knee or below (no minis, please). Jackets are longer and work over the shorter straight skirt or the longer, midcalf skirt. Duster coats with matching pant or skirt are also taking the limelight. Colors span the color wheel - neutrals, icy pastels, or fun brights (as long as they oren 't neon). Prints are taking command this spring and as long as they aren't outrageous, they are perfect to add fun to a corporate look. Irs time to feel confident in expressing ourselves as individuals and women, and stop wearing those rigid cookie-cutter business uniforms. Send your questions to:

Lydia's SlYLE Scotch Pines Village 2601 S. Lemay Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525

We will try to print as many as possible.

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