The FASHION REVIEW

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 319, 19 December 1929, Page 2

The FASHION REVIEW

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SUZETTE

ELEGANCE GOES SKIN DEEP.

Lingerie of all kinds this season has not only responded to the needs of the new silhouette but has followed dress styles in the trend toward elaborateness.

Chemises, even when severely plain, follow the contour of the figure with the aid of subtle bias seamings, and many are luxuriously feminine in the extravagant use of lace. Nightgowns are made with gossamer trains and capes, and pyjamas with dashing coats and boleros. Black and white in combination, and white alone, are at the peak of fashion, and Chantilly and point d’Alencon are used whenever there, is an opportunity. Some of the best garments are being made altogether of satin and lace, many of the loveliest being a combination of the two, offering garments both practical and beautiful. Among these are single step-ins, twopiece sets of chemise and panties, and of brassiere and panties. Our new pantie design is of simple style that has the pantie set gathered to a band with enough fulness to give ease over the hips and at the back and a flat fitted yoke pointed in the middle across the front. A ribbon run through slits around the bottom of each leg makes a clever contrivance for converting panties into bloomers. With them comes the brassiere of plain satin, with a glove silk undervest to be worn under it. All the edges are finished with a piping of the material.

Two-piece suits of crepe de chine are shown in several attractive varieties.

The normal waistline is defined in new models that are called two-piece, though panties and waist are joined with a shaped girdle band to ensure smoothness.

Needle work of some sort, drawn work or embroidery, is shown in single motifs and hemstitched to leave a plain line at the top of the bodice. Some of these are done with coloured thread overcasting the seams, achieving a delicate ornamental effect. Some of the new princess chemises in smart French models are made entirely of sheer lace, except for slender panels or sections of fabric introduced to give firmness of contour. In the sets the chemises are made longer than the panties and are made semi-fitting for the lines of the figure accurately. Nightgowns now have a more conspicuous place than heretofore in the lingerie wardrobe. They come in sharply-contrasting styles. Those of one style have become shorter and more matter of fact, while others are longer and picturesque in the extreme. The new gowns in crepe de chine and batiste are made knee length or longer and are to be had in styles as plain or ornate as are desired. The more elaborate models are trimmed with lace, appliqued or inset, in motifs, plastrons and borders in striking colour effects to which designers have given careful attention. She who knows her summer comfort will pattern her underwear on these lines.