TWO THOUSAND DRESSES
LONDON TO SOUTH AFRICA
Russia's influence in stj'le and brilliance of colour is already apparent in a new collection of women's wear Avhich ninety leading British dress manufacturers have arranged exclusively for the women of South Africa.
Each of the manufacturers has supplied 24 models and t lie re are therefore more than 2,000 of them, some costing as little as 18s apiece.
They includc day dresses, coats, suits and sportswear; and many beautiful dinner dresses with long sleeves and flowing graceful skirts were shown at the send-oft' from the May fair Hotel, London when bridal outfits won much applause.
The High Commissioner for South Africa in Le.ndon -would ''rather have a tooth out, and a good one. than attend a dress show," his wife Mrs Sidney F. AVatcrson, told the gathering when she wished the venture oil success. The Minister of Commerce and Industry in Pretoria, the Hon. R. Stuttai'ord cabled saying"
how necessary it w:is that the present opportunity shruld be taken ol establishing L'-ii'ion as a Jashion centre, Tin- colieetiim is sponsored by the \\Ymen's Fashion Fix port llroup.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 170, 20 October 1941, Page 6
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