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Article: BOWLING SHIRTS ROLL A STRIKE WITH FASHION

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Strikes, spares, pins and alleys need not apply to this fashion trend. The collared, button-down, pleated-back, dual-colored bowling shirt is no longer limited to the lanes. Bowling shirts have joined popular culture as a comfortable piece of clothing with a classic, retro feel.

"Now, in 2005, the greatest luxury is to be able to wear whatever you want whenever you want. A bowling shirt is fun and quirky, and a reflection of that 1950s leisure time," said Kelly Killoren Bensimon, author of the book "American Style" and editor of Elle Accessories magazine.

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