EVE IN YELLOW

Shannon News, 30 July 1929, Page 4

EVE IN YELLOW

SKIRTS VARIED BUT NO KNEES,

The first real fashion show of the season in England was held at the Chelsea Flower Show; for women showed the summer frocks they themselveshad chosen. The previous mannequin shows were but the fashions which the dressmakers hoped would be adopted. 'Coats have been discarded and the sun was given something colourful to shine upon. Then were seen the real colours of the season—then were lem-on-yellow and lovebird-green tried in the balance. Yellow was not found wanting, but lovebird-green!

Yet it takes a braver woman to wear yellow than lovebird-green, which shows how ma<ny brave women there are in London, for never was there so much yellow seen. Mostly yellow twined itself with black, but here and there was 'an a!J-yt-llow girl. Sometimes the shades were varied in one costume. A tall girl had a large orange hat and her yellow dress had little black .ships with orange sails embroidered in the hip-band. All in Red. The contrasts in this yellow world were more distinctive than.usual. A woman all in red wore one of the smartest dresses. Knife-pleats came from a yoke at the back and were only released at a flounce at the bottom. These pleats are the dressmaker's mark for the season. They appear particularly in skirt flounces, and almost every skirt had its flounce —if not three. ..

Length of skirt 'varied, but no knees were showing. The waist-line still appeared to be long, but it was because of the fitted hip-band; sometimes it was a hipyoke. Soft lingerie collars were on many dresses, and the large "workman's handkerchief" was worn by many women.

Hats were mostly bonnet-shaped and not very large.