BRITISH COLOUR COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20490, 8 March 1932, Page 3

BRITISH COLOUR COUNCIL.

♦ FASHION CHANGES. (FROM OUR OWX CORRESPONDENT.) liONDON, January 2S. Vpur cards—for silk, wool, leather, and hosiery—have been issued by the British Colour Council, and will 'bo available for members as quickly as mails can carry them. These colours are the forecast for the Northern Hemisphere spring season, and they will continue in favour until late autumn. The Council states that blue, beige, and orange reds are the leading colours, aud beautiful combinations -will be seen in sapphire or lapis Jjusuli, with stucco or stone beige; s&ppliire, snow shadow, and stucco, etc. "Tiger Lily" and '' Flame. Poppy'' are rich shades, while the specially created and more delicate "Linnet's Egg" and "Moonstone" will form admirable foils to brighter colours. The French have revived, the Council's autumn colour known as "Algerian Bed." There will be some demand for grey; while one distinct feature of the season will be a general lightening in tone of materials used in creating the various articles of the fashionable women's ensemble. Another striking feature of the season will .be the passing, to a .great extent, of the contrasting vogue, which will give away to. a period of matchor toning harmoniously. • Due consideration of this fact was made when the various colours wore created • and issued- to members last August. Therefore, the Council maintain, women should now be able to purchase any article of wearing apparel to conform with this new fashion feature. ; Full information of this trend has been in the hands of members for some time, so that guidance may bo obtained from salesmen working on" the Correlation Chart issued to members. Paris is now actually quoting the information which the Council sent to members last August for their .spring productions. At that time members Vere informed "that foY spring bright colours, lightening in tone, would be greatly* used,"while there would be a* come-back of beige and grey." This was provided for in the colours created by the general manager and secretary (Mr Eobert F. Wilson), and. promoted by the Council. At a slightly later date members were informed that blue would be the prevailing colour —following the green and rust which had been so successfully introduced last April. Paris now announces that the colour features of the 'spring openings are blue, beige and grey, with red as the next in favour. They also announce that colours, generally speaking, are of a .lighter tone —thus actually following Britain's lead.