THE FEATHERED BOA
BECOMING POPULAR. The feathered boa so much beloved of our grandmothers, but which has scarcely been mentioned above a whisper during the last 30 years, is once again fashionable. Fashion experts declare that the time will come when the feather boa will play an important part in the modern girls' wardrobe. A feather boa treated in a modern way can be an extremely graceful and pleasing affair," said a London costumier recently. The feathers are clipped shorter than in previous modes, curled and dyed in pastel shades. Loops of narrow satin ribbon replace the tassel wSicS tisoa tc adorn each end of the boa. "To be worn correctly, the feather boa should be wound once round the neck, and one end allowed to hang lower than the other." There were some delicately tinted samples in tha showroom. Fluffy shell pink feathers merged into a deep rose, midnight blue into smoke grey, end beige to •cream'.
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Shannon News, 1 November 1927, Page 1
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158THE FEATHERED BOA Shannon News, 1 November 1927, Page 1
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