The coats here, in primary and pastel hues, are worlds apart from their inspiration, the colorful active sportswear that arrived in the office with dress-down Fridays.

"He parallels our own company as we expand from tennis into active sportswear."

C Map With its eclectic, upmarket mix of active sportswear, African knick-knacks, travel books and shoes, this spacious store has broad appeal.

This year he introduced his own line, influenced by active sportswear.

Ms. Kamali, whose signatures in recent years have veered from jackets with a 1940's cut to active sportswear, mixed up elements of both in her fall collection.

A melange of today's active sportswear looks fine on another fellow, at far right, top.

Her stepmother, Sheila Muldowny Stone, a former figure skating champion and designer of active sportswear, is a past president of the Parents League of New York.

Dressing for the shows meant employing the dress-down look that included active sportswear, shirts worn open over tank tops, or dress trousers with suspenders worn over T-shirts.

Retailers once looked to the state primarily for swimsuits and active sportswear.

Mr. Bryant said that only a few places specialized in active sportswear for men.