Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories(配饰)．Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies．Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage．

ProfessorJuliaTwiggasocialpolicyexpertsaid“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s．Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter．Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto．Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly．”

ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpenditure(支出)dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—at5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply．

Theprofessorsaid“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast．Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrombutnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere．Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem．”

FashiondesignerAngelaBarnardwhorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondonsaidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedcelebrity(名流)stylethaninpreviousyears．

Shesaid“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixtiestheywanttofollowthem．Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities．There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlookandmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties．WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsagomyoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrichbutnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen．Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago．”

小题1:ProfessorTwiggfoundthatcomparedwiththe1960s_________．A．thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%B．thespendingonclotheshasincreasedb