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Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1926, Page 3

DANDYISM OF THE ’FORTIES. LONDON, January rM. It- looks to me as if that set of young 'Englishmen who are responsible for leading fashion have gone Kick to the 1810 period in an endeavour to find styles that, while 'having tho flavour of a by-gone age. are possible in 1926. I am referring to tlio vojiue of the black evening waistcoat, with the teij in-go U-opening worn with the new horizontal striped .stilt-fronted shirt. Tins anil tlio everyday waistcoat, dou-ble-breasted with heavy lapels and cut straight at the waist-line are certainly suggestive of that period of dandyism, "but they are modified for pre-sent-day requirements. The new evening tailed coat with the small short lapel and close fit at the waist-line, also Lears a certnin resemblance to the garments or other days.

Slimness of silhouette is being courted with tho same fervour as is displayed by the fair sex in their endeavour to grow slim. The new lounge jackets for the coming spring anil summer show a formation that is fresh in the arrangements of, the. buttons; the single-breasted models inrrv three, with the soft rolling double-breasted lapel finishing higher than heretofore. Again this tendency is seen in the double-breasted lounge jackets, which have a short, wide lapel, the buttons being set wklo lroth vertically and horizontally, in an effort to give height *nd slimness to the wearer.

Trousers made from fine worsteds, cashmere, or dressy materials continue to be worn without the turn-up; but flannels, tweeds, and those softer materials associated with an outdoor or country life carry the permanent turnup ns before,