SIMPLIFIED CLOTHING
COMMENT ON PROPOSALS The measures to bo adopted in the simplification of men’s and women’s clothing, as proposed by the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, will not in any way detract from the quality of the garment or the present standard of workmanship in New Zealand-made clothes, according to a statement made by the secretary of the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association, Mr F. L. Hitchens. The proposals have heen made to save time and material, and Mr Hitchens stated that certain non-functional features would no longer be incorporated in clothing. These included flaps of pockets and unnecessary buttonholes, but popular cuts and styles would not be affected. Wastage of material would be completely eliminated, and much valuable labour and time would be conserved. With the mobilisation of men of a more advanced age group, Mr Hitchens added, thousands of skilled and unskilled workers had been lost, and the need to save labour had become essential.
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Evening Star, Issue 24289, 2 September 1942, Page 4
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159SIMPLIFIED CLOTHING Evening Star, Issue 24289, 2 September 1942, Page 4
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