Clothes Line

The temperature's going down, down, down for the fall- t's drastic scène change from the briefness of summer styles to the cool weather clothing of the fall and up-coming winter season. While most of us like to be comfortable as well as fashionable, few of us can afford the expensive prices demanded by shopping mails and department stores. The dilemma is in remaining style-and fashionconscious in the face of constantly rising prices. There are many shops and stores n the Metro Detroit área which offer exceptional clothing at markdown prices, ranging from ordinary second-hand shops to classy high-fashion thrift stores to wholesale outlets offering drastic savings. Shoppers need only a bit of imagination and a car to find the 1976 fashion flair that they desire. At the Grosse Pointe Neighborhood ThriftShopat 17154 Waterloo 'm Grosse Pointe (885-0773), you can find the rejects of wealthy society A matrons' closets at prices f ar aW low their original, exorbitantly r high cost. The Salvation Army J can usually be counted on for F an old fur coat. Fabulous Second Hands at 1 437 i dolph, Downtown (963-3657) alsosells old furs, usually cleaned and fixed up at prices higher than the Salvation Army. FSH álso has a fine array of accessories and clothing from the 2O's'-5O's that both men and women can afford. Detroit Knitting Mills, at 1 41 0 Gratiot near Russell (WO1-5461) has discount prices on all sizes of tops, t-shirts, shirts and sweaters. Many of the anieles are woven right at the mili on the second floor and are offered at reduced prices. At National Dry Goods at 1 200 Trumbull (WO1-3656), wholesale clothing items are offered to the buying mm public at ábout 25% off regular prices for men, women and children. National Dry Goods carnes name-brand jeans, sweaters, sportscoats, leather coats, leisure suits, panty hose and underwear. Lee's Inc. at 20339 Mack (881-8082) is a resale shop which stocks designer clothing and better dresses. Reputed to have one of the finest selections of antique jewelry in the state, Lee's also sells shoes, purses and leather gloves. The Village Outlet Center; located on Walnut St. in Rochester is a manufacturer's outlet in the guise of a mini-depart ment store which offers B clothing at 50 to 60% below retail. The main f loor contains the Clothes Press and Kids Corner, the second floor features the Slioe Inn, and downstairs has the Silver Thread Boutique for the unioi s and a special corner for sewing materials, all at extensive savings. Both United Shirts and the Jacqueline Shops have warehouse outlets in the Metro Detroit área where savings from 20 to 40% can be found. The United Shirt. Outlet is at 1927 Michigan Ave. (9629895) and )acqueline Shops' Warehouse Outlet is housed at 31 60 W. 1 2 Mile in Berkley (399-4220). Also, The Sample Rak at 2965 W. 1 2 Mile in Berkley (399-3779) offers the latest stylcs Ihru showroom samples and wholesale lines at 30-50% off regular prices. Down the block, Lou D. Sales at 3018 W. 12 Mile (399-5855) offers men's name-brand clothing at 50% savings. Shoes also have their own bargain meccas. The Shoe Fair Store at 5872 W. Fort St. (843-4020) s self-serve l for shoes, rubbers and handbags at up to 50% discount. The Village Shoe Inn at 1 6622 E. Warren fits name brand and import shoes at pi ces where you can fit 2 feet for one. And basically i that's what shopping's V about.O