Paris Designers Show Colour Combinations

Chronicle (Levin), 10 June 1948, Page 3

Paris Designers Show Colour Combinations

Accent is on intriguing colour-fiombiii^ions'a^f^i^y^ spring shows and leading designfers presettt ^as . wealth of delicate pastels giving ligh^weightF.WGiOlTO^|^notably jerseys, pride of place among fabrios.;-

Coffee"brown with black, green with putty, or off-white ' and grey with touches of yellow are among the hewest combinations, whik duck-egg green and blotting-paper pink are new shades, standing on their own. Lilac-mauves and pale greys ' which look their best in the soft velvour textures, are Widelyused and occasionally a touch of red strikes a vivid contrast. For example, Charles Montaigne favous the raspberry shades, while Baleciaga, who chooses red^or some of his loo'se swagger coats, built on the "tent" or "pyramid" silhouette, also features true orange or tangerine which promises to become a first favourite. "■ Some *of the loveliest paStel shades are fouhd in jerseys, which range from the smooth stoCkinette weaves Which . Gres handles - sq admifabiy, to tht -heaviest types featured by Lelong, piainly for .coat frocks, and varying' fro'm-those with lightly ripplfed surfaces to -others duplicating all kinds of' tweeds: Finer jerseys ar'e used for many dresses with full skirts, some hnely pintucked to mould the hips and others gathered into fitted bodiees. Typical is th.e Marcel Rochas model in palest lime green with full unpressed pleats billowing around the hips whei'e a broad black faille ribbon is slotted to tie in a bow on the left side. Other spring woollens in the news include the softer veldursurfaced cloths favoured by Madame Carpentier for a group of dresse's with neither belts nor waistline trimmings. Christian Diof uses black face-cloth with taffetas or faille for striking dinner or cocktail f rocks While black alpaca dramatised with shining trimmings is used in the W.orth collection for .elegant coats and dresses for afternoon and evening.