BRITISH COLOUR COUNCIL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1932, Page 3

BRITISH COLOUR COUNCIL

FASHION CHANGES. LONDON, January 28. Four cards—for silk, wool, leather, and ‘hosiery—have been issued by t.he British ‘Colour Council, and will be available for members a,s quickly a:; mail s can carry them. These colours are the forecast for the Northern Hemisphere spring .season, and they ■will .continue in favour -until late autumn. The Council states that blue, beige, and orange teds are the leading colours, and beautiful combinations will be seen in .sapphire or lapis lazuli, with stucco or .stone beige; sapphire, snow shadow, and 'atucco, etc. '‘Tiger Lily” and ‘‘.Flame Poppy” are rich shades, while the specially created and more delicate ‘‘Linnet’s Egg” -and “Moonstone” w'ii form admirable foils to brighter colours. The French have revived the Council's autumn colour known as "Algerian Hied.” There will be some demand foi grey, while one distinct feature of the season will bo .a, general lightening in .-tone of materials used in creating the various articles of the fash.enable women's ensemble. Another striking feature of the ■season will be the passing, to a great extent, of the contrasting vogue, which will give way to a period of matching or toning harmoniously. Due consideration of this fact wias made when the various colours were created and issued to members last August. Therefore, .the Council maintain, women .shoiild now be able to purchase any article of wearing apparel to conform with this new fashion feature. Full information of this trend has been in t.he hands of members for some .time, so that guidance may be obtained from salesmen working on the Correlation Chart issued to members. Paris i.s mow actually quoting the information which the Council sent to members last August for their spring productions. 'At that time members were informed “that for spring bright colours, lightening in tone, would be greatly used, while there would be a come-back ol beige and grey. I his was provided for in the colours created by the general manager and secretary :(M,r Robert F. Wilson), and promoted by the council. At a slightly later date members were iiiiormed that blue would be the prevailing colour—following the green ami rust which lias been so successfully introduced last April. Paris now announces that the colonfeatures of the spring openings an blue, beige .and grey, with red as the next in favour. They also announce Ilia: colours, generally speaking, are ol a lighter tone —thus actually following Britain’s lead