NEW SPORTSWEAR IS VERY SMART

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 79, 27 December 1937, Page 5

NEW SPORTSWEAR IS VERY SMART

More tailored than ever are the sports clothes for the summer season. Of linen, cotton, sharkskin, terry, or any other of the outdoor materials, they have a trim line and a smart neatness, set off by attractive colour schemes. For golf, tennis, walking, or motoring, they are distinguished bv these features. Probably none of the summer fashions are smarter or more attractive than the dresses or suits whieh are being | worn now for tennis, golf, spectator j sports, walking, motoring, etc. Al- i though sportswear has alway been distinguished to a certain extent by its tailored appearance, the new sports- j wear shows the effect of tailoring pai j excellence, and the high neeklines and ; trim collars, the short sleeves and bright accessories, the popular culotte i skirt, have caused the sports frocks to | take on a new and in'teresting character. ! The two most popular styles for | sportswear are the tailored frock and tne tailored suit. With regard to the . latter, present fashions suggest linen 1 of some strong, non-crushing type, cut | with a wi-de snoulder-line, and sleeves | perhaps slightly puffed when they join j the slioulder; wide revers, or perhaps ' no revere, but the addition of r. scarf; : a link-button jacket or a slightlyflared basque; pockets, and a plain, ! straight-hanging skirt. With the suit as with the frock, a contrasting colour scheme is usually worked out by means of searf, belt, and perhaps piping, ! edging, or fringing on the revers and pockets. A blouse in a contrasting ' shade usually looks better than a | matching blouse, and its colour should be cho.sen carefully with an eye to the - general effect. With the ordinary tailored frock, the iieck-line is high, probably with a turndown collar; the sleeves are usually elbow length, either slightly puffed at the shoulder-line or plain; a culotte oj pleated skirt for tennis or golf; fox spectator sports a plain pleated skirt. Here, again, a contrasting colour scheme plays an important part, and edging in a different colour can be utilised fox the purpose. Contrasting stitching is another way of introducing colour contrast. Indeed, the problem of a coloui scheme requires a little careful thought. White is still pre-eminently the shade for sportswear, and, if matehed with navy, red, or green, it looks remarkably well. However, colours are also popu- ! lar; the brighter light shades of blue, : green, yellow, pink, navy blue itself, j brown. And then there are attractive ' materials spotted in two different j colours, one for the background and the I other for the spots, and the multitude | of ehecked designs. The contrasting jacket and skirt is another means by whieh colour is brought to the fore. The jacket and skirt may both be of; pnpatterned materials, or a plain jacket may be worn with a cheeked skirt, and vice-versa. Scarf and belt also may oe worked into the colour scheme. This season plain-colour scarves to contrast with j the suit or frock are popular, and also the Paisley patterned scarves. The ! searf with the fringed edge is still very popular for sportswear. Blouses may be plain-coloured or spotted, and have high neeklines with turn-down collars and short sleeves.