The Latest Vogue Illustrated

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 134, 23 June 1937, Page 14

The Latest Vogue Illustrated

Coat and Skirt Season Predicted

SERIO-COMIC as the attitude of the models on this page may appear to Kew Zealanders they nevertheless illustrate the latest styles being worn in London and Sydney. As such they. are a fairly accurate forecast of what will be the vogue in the Dominion. Our first picture shows a Chinese blue knoppe-checked angora morning frock with white Md Peter Pan collar and ties. Note ihe smart pleating down the front of the blouse and peplum. "When she goes fo^th with the dog, our lady of fashion wears a smartly cut travelling or walking coat with cleverly built out and interesting revers in heavy knoppe angora tweed of soft rust colour, worn with a rust fur felt semi-bowler. The large shopping bag is in soft brown Morocco with intriguing fittings. The golf- suit is in knitted tweed, ' checked in a soft rosewood shade and worn with a polo-collared knitted jumper of the same shade. The sports hat is a Canadian model in brown fur felt. At the luncheon table we find on the right a rust coloured basket weave cloth frock, with becomingly built-out sleeves and wide vandyked revers and worn with an emerald velvet scarf, emerald fur felt and an imported pixie model hat. The sitting figure wears a navy cloth 'imported coat .and skirt, handsomely trimmed with grey squirrel and worn with a laced navy halo tam. At lower left is a cocktail frock in copper tone crepe with a folded shirred bodice, a' very full skirt, and ■ emerald aequin trimmings roimd the collar and

cuffs and worn with an emerald cocktail halo. Lower right. A coral crepe evening gown with long panelled back, studded with diamante. The frorit is prettily folded and the whole is cut on gracSful simple lines. The boy friend wears orthodox tails, white shirt, vest and tie. FasMon Forecast, Several English salons have ppened lately to sell blouses, and blouses only. , A few years ago the blouse departments in" most of the large stores took up but "little space, and selections were limited, more or less, to the type suitable for wear with tailored suits. Stocks were adequate. It was just that there was co little demand for blouses that a great many women did not possess even onp. A light wool jumper answered the purpose for wear witb a costume in winter. In summer they wore frocks and twopiece ensembles, But the blouse has come into its own, and this season the manufacturers and dress artists feel that its triumph is complete. There have been special displays at smart mannequin parades, and workrooms Ixave been opened by some dressmakers *for blouses alone. The secret Lcj in the fact that the tailored suit is the most popular feature of this season's wardrobe. Everybody wears it, but the coat is discarded on occasion, which means that there must be a smart "top' for the skirt. Some

of the blouse models are feo beautiful ~ that their wearers are likely to slip off their cdhts at the lightest possible excuse. Season's Suits. >■ ' The prediction made a little earlier in the season that coats and skirts would •be popular wear all through the year is being fulfilled. They fall into three categories— for morning, for smart afternoon parties, and for evening. What are described as "little suits" are made of a hundred different materials, and in order to satisfy the demand for colour in this Coronation year some of the Paris designers have arranged with the manufacturers of materials to 'produce an entirely new fabric which looks like rough, knohhly tweed, but is really a cotton materiaL It has been cleverly designed, with foundation threads of beige, grey, dark brown, dark green, and so on— all the shades, in fact, which were used when tweeds were roughsurfaced materials intended for hard wear in the country. . Into the foundation threads is woven a selection of "tweedy" colours, and here and there in the surface is a "knob" of bright rose, emerald green, blue, or a* clear, sharp, red. The- effect is Smart and attractive, and the material is so supple that chdrming little coats and skirts can be made up from it. One dressmaker takes an outstanding colour among the "knobs" and matches it -exactly with buttons, a soft suede belt,

or a little posy ori" the lapel of the coat. What are called jersey tweeds are equally popular for new costumes, and they are even less informal in appearance than the cotton tweeds. The skirt is usually quite plain, flaring slightly as it reaches the hem, and the coat is a little square box jacket which may fasten or not as the wearer feels inelined. With a great many jersey tweed suits the new .belted jumpers are seen. They are usually made in a series of contrasting colours in a silk and wool jersey tweed, and the belt repeats the colour of the costume with which the jumper is worn. Belted jumpers are likely to be popular with "tjie odd skirt" for country wear. Quite plain in style, they fit comfortably, have long or three-quarter sleeves, and are made trim about the waist with a fairly wide belt, The afternoon coat atnd skirt is charming, and sure to be adopted by women for wear "turn about" with hostess frocks. A model shown at a recent parade was of soft, loosely-woven pale grey crepe, the skirt reaching nearly to the ankles and having a rather full effect. The coat had wide sleeves, and the cuffs were bordered deeply with grey f ox fur, while the blouse was of smoke grey chiffon, with lovely drapery and embroideries. The ensemble would be described as "dressy," and yet there was a certain trimness about it. With it was worn a pale grey fine straw hat with a medium brim,