FROM HEAD TO FOOT

NZ Truth, Issue 1213, 28 February 1929, Page 10

FROM HEAD TO FOOT

The Finger Prints of"" % Fashion 1

The New Year means new frocks— we hope— new accessories, new ideas pouring m from the capitols of. fashion; For the greater delight of femininity the fashion-artists apparently neither eat nor sleep, so keen are they to beat each other to the Last "Word, the Latest Thing.

T ET'S start at the head and work JL down. The new hat is the coronet, and it looks like the kind of thin? that might have been worn by the very loveliest ladies — only the loveliest could stand such revelations of features — m mediaeval days. The brim stands up straight off the forehead, and is cut m scallops, or heart-shaped points, and it is generally of felt.

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Phis attractive combination shows he graceful lines to advantage.

Then there is another hat — the . all-fur turban, but that will not in- ' terest New Zealand for a fewmonths yet. The new 'feature of the hats is that they complete the silhouette, following the general trend of the ensemble, and making the many lines follow one direction. The one-piece hat of medium shape, pushed and pulled into smartness under the clever fingers of a milliner, is a revival which will be very popular, as it is a comfortable and' useful chapeau". Now for the neck — Eton collars are popular. The essential thing- for an Eton collar is the right . kind of chin, so beware and make sure that your feature is pointed or youthfully round, and has no saggy bits. While on the subject of necks, the shoulder posy has had as many ' farewells as Melba, and is still with ua. In its brightest forms it is made of jewels, fur or feathers, but m its ordinary flower form it is a very dull .posy indeed, and should be relegated to the top tray of -the biggest trunk m the lumber-room. Reversible satin is pre-eminently the fabric for evening frocks, and is used on the reverse side for trimmings. The large waist bows now worn on dance frocks are almost always of crepe satin. The sports and day skirt is slight, close-fitting, with hidden fulnesses, and slightly higher-waisted than formerly. It follows the line of the figure with a slight curve outward at the hem, and is severely plain. ■■ Its counterpart for ' day wear has numerous pleats stitched down until almost the end of the skirt, when they are allowed to flare.