WOMAN’S WORLD.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 310, 17 October 1929, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

C7he TASHICN REVIEW

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It has been said for some time that sports outfits are a distinct and separate part of the mode. There are definite rules of practicality, suitability, freedom of movement, correctness of fabric, cut and detail more definite than ever. This does not mean that sports dresses are becoming monotonous, but that fantasy has no place in the sports world. The cardigan is of course omnipotent. The best cardigans are a little longer and they may be simple or very much cut up, tailored or knitted. ( There are sleeveless cardigans to be worn with long-sleeved dresses, generally of wool, and long-sleeved silk cardigans to be worn with sleeveless dresses. Sports skirts are shorter 1 than other skirts because they are

straight. Belts of course have a relation to the hemline. That is why belts can be worn lower on a sports dress. Circular cut is newer than pleats for sports. The downright ripple is of course wrong, but the easy flare combined with flatness somewhere in j the skirt is excellent. Pleats are best used in combination with straight cut, stitched deep enough to have only a low jerky flare and concentrated at given points. Box pleats are

most frequently encountered in width J varying from 1J to 3i inches. { Horizontal stripes are the order of | the day, and all-over lozenge patterns are a sports novelty. Exotic silks have it over shiny crepes and are used both plain and printed. As well as silks, men’s shirtings, linen plain and printed, and some crepe de chines, are used for sports. White is the predominating colour for sports wear, but to wear it effectively you must be suntanned. White and chocolate brown, white and black, two shades of blue, beige

and brown, red, black and white, green and yellow, brown and yellow, red, blue and beige, are the colour combinations. Silk sports suits are best when they are really practical, comfortable day dresses with cardigans rather than coats. Some of these dresses have an effect of being two-piece, when they are not. In fact the onepiece dress with a bodice long enough to give the two-piece impression is very ' important this year. Most of the skirts are flatter at the back than in the front, though now and then there is the slight indication of a side back flare. [ Blouses are very important this year, both with the tailored suit, the

dressmaker suit, and certain sports ensembles that have a high skirt, a tuck-in blouse and a three-quarter coat. ... There is plenty of detail in the cut of all this active day mode. Skirts and coats are very much cut. Many of them have a cut 18 inches above the hem. Below this is a band that may be quite the easiest of flares. Cuts are often accentuated by rows of stitching, which is quite a feature this season. Ijext week a word about the evening mode.