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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 319, 29 December 1936, Page 2

Figures Tell Your Style Story

You can be fancy-free about many things in this season of grace 1936 — but corsets are “musts.” In all the excitement of the Paris openings, this fact was emphasised again and again. The hipline is one of the key secrets to the new styles which favour so much the deep, circular peplums, the man-tailored suit, the classic Grecian silhouette. The foundation for all chic is a well-made garment to mould the figure into the basic silhouette for the effective wearing of new styles. Curves are not so much accentuated as they have been. The new lines are built up to a moulded roundness, putting points out of the fashion picture. Waistlines are subtly defined with easy, natural curves, not sharply pinched in. Hiplines are flattened out and very slim. And more than ever before, the diaphragm must be flat. The new foundation garments aim first of all at giving women the poise that comes from being perfectly at ease. The “debutante slouch” is out altogether. The women who used to be careless about their postures, who sat slumped over, with heads drooped forward and shoulders stooped, are learning the charm that can come with a properly-fitted foundation garment and effective figure- ' grooming. Know the thrill of good posture—straight shoulders, diaphragm drawn in and head held slightly upward, the spine in an attractive straight line. A properly designed foundation garment is one of the new fabrics which wash so beautifully, will take years from your appearance, and bring you the pleasure of really adventuring among the enchanting style possibilities of this year. The new art of figure-grooming is a vital aid not only to posture, to a poised and charming personality, but to health itself.