THOSE LITTLE ALTERATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 482, 11 October 1928, Page 4

THOSE LITTLE ALTERATIONS

('IJ.IVEN a clever dress sense and an aptitude with scissors and needle and cotton, the attractive—but for some reason difficult—model can often be adapted successfully to the special requirements. The waist that is a trifle too low, pockets that look perfectly placed on the gown until it is put on by a non-stock size woman, can be adjusted. Sometimes in a frock the revers or the sash may be too broad. These can be slightly draped to fall into artistic folds, or, again, the folds of the modish scarf collar may be diverted into a more becoming line to a throat that is too full or too thin. The neck line is important, and no matter how beautiful a model may be, the effect is spoiled when the neck line is unbecoming. A clever touch here and there, a tiny fold inwards when the line of the dress is too near the base of the throat, or even transforming a round neck into a more becoming V shape, can be accomplished without disaster. Little touches—the lifting of the sleeve line, or the adjustment of rkirt folds to suit the figure—made add to the wearability of a model gown.