FROM FASHION LAND.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 226, 1 March 1928, Page 2

FROM FASHION LAND.

MODES AND NOVELTIES. (By Diana Dane). A review of the New lear colours sponsored by the foremost dress artists of London and Paris may be interesting just now. Here, then, is the impression I received recently at two ultra-select displays of new' models: Yellow is definitely ‘in'—from tao palest primrose tint to the rich, dec*]) tone known us ‘yellow-flame'—the lighter hues being in demand for evening frocks and the darker ones tor sports and afternoon toilettes. Beige maintains its place in the sun, especially the lovely rose-beige of which i wrote a few weeks ago. Since thu* most amiable colour suits the -lajorny of women, there will, I imagine, be a long life of jiopularity for it. Certain shades of green —light apjile green and a soft bluish-green—are making a bid for favour. These ‘make uj)’ delightfully in chiffon and tulle, providing the dancing debutante with frocks that arc cool, fresh id youthful. In the South of France, a good deal of apricot colour is worn—a most becoming shade, this, and one that is as kindly to the matron as to the maid. Pale flesh pink net also makes a pretty frock, with tiny silken “rose petals’' strewn, haphazard, over the slim bodice and the full skirt. Grey is in the background for the moment, having given place to a particularly cheery, rich red, which is neither wine nor scarlet but a cross between the two. Blue, of course, is always ‘ ‘ in,'' and black is a perennial favourite.

The jumper suit is quite the most modish daytime toilette, both in London and Paris. “Sweater suit'' it is called now, because the jumper portion has taken on the uncompromising lines of a man’s sports sweater. It has no fastenings and i.s made with the orthodox “sweater'’ collar, this, the cuffs and the hem showing interwoven patterns in many colours, en suite with the design aDpearing at the liem of the skirt.

Next comes the one-piece frock, produced very charmingly ia China silk, which is fairly heavy and easily manipulated into graceful lines. In white, cream and any of the colours already mentioned, the little one-j)iece frock bids fair to establish itself as the afternoon gown par excellence.

The Deauville handkerchief shows no sign of retiring from the limelight; rather is it bringing everything into line with its own careless charm. In the South of France particularly is this sonsy little item of dress making its influence felt. Not only are sports and afternoon clothes finished off with a triangle of gay silk cunningly twisted round the neck, but dance frocks also come under its spell. Quite the newest way of arranging the handkerchief, by the way, is to tie it at the back, with the points close up to h<> neck, something like a sailor’s collar. The shawl is taking the place of the wrap proper for theatre and dance wear. A big consideration, this, when cost has to be considered. For a r>ig square of Chinese silk, lined with a contrasting colour. embroidered in a goral or geometrical design t and finished off with heavy silk fringes, is quite capable of achievement by ‘.he ‘little dressmaker;' or by the amateur, providing sufficient time can be given to the work.