Madame Fashion

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 550, 31 December 1928, Page 4

Madame Fashion

What London and Paris is Wearing SMART HEADS SHINGLED "X have never known women to look so beautiful as they do at the present time.” This tribute to the smart women of London, Paris and Mew York comes from Miss M. Craven, who is returning to Sydney after a tour abroad. Miss Craven is the representative of ; Berlei, Ltd., and has been making a j tour of the fashionable frocking estab- j lishments of Europe and America. “Every smart head in London and j Paris has short hair,” said MissCraven. “Only in America does one see any return to long locks.” And here, briefly, are some of the impressions gained by Miss Craven on her tour: “The ideal of smart dressing is ail one colour or a blending of colours. “Fashion is still standardised on the fitting of the hip line, and the uneven hem for evening frocks is very much the vogue. “Frocks are two or thre inches below the knee in the front, even for evening frocks, though the back is long and uneven. “Tightly fitting hats, with long lines on one side, are the thing, and all smart hats are made on the head. “Chiffons, silk velvets, a good deal of figured chiffon and lace, are still the most popular materials for evening wear. “For day, tailored clothes three shades of grey mixed, with hat to match, is exceedingly smart. Tailored suits of fine cloth, with fox furs, are considered ‘the thing.* “Stockings should match the arms, hands and face. The smartest shoes are black. Many of them are made of j reptile skin, dyed to the required shade.”