TROPICAL COLOURS
NEXT YEAR'S FASHIONS
Women are to wear tropical colour schemes in 1939, states an overseas exchange. Tahiti rose, coral pink, oasis green, palm beige, manilla, cascade, and clipper green are among new) colours for women's spring and summer wear next year.
The new shades are suggestive of hot sands, sea foam, the rolling main, and tropical skies. They are published in 'a forecast issued by the Dyers and Finishers' Association in Bradford. Button-makers, shoe, and hat designers, milliners, and makers of dress ornaments will follow these schemes with tropical colour motifs.
Other new shades a^re glen s grey, crayon pink, and basque green. Autumn tints this year include "moon dusk," a beautiful shade of blue/and "dawn gold.", New blues will mingle with subtle shades of green and brown.
The colours of gowns for dance and dinner wear will include such names as dianthus, gold dust, larch, Miami blue, and blue feather.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 155, 29 December 1938, Page 6
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153TROPICAL COLOURS Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 155, 29 December 1938, Page 6
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