WARDROBE IDEAS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19721, 11 December 1926, Page 19 (Supplement)

WARDROBE IDEAS

Diagonal pieces appliqued on to your spring coat are the neatest form of adornment. Twq is the usual number, placed in the middle of the back, or one on either side. When this arrangement is used it gives a chance for novelty pockets hidden under the superimposed pleat. A subtle idea which is being exploited by smart designers is buttons painted to match the materia] fashioning the suit. Thin wooden buttons are most in demand, the design being obtained with a weird poker-work effect. A coat which gives the appearance of a two-piece suit w’hen seen from the fror-t only is one tailor’s idea of- novelty in the endless procession of straight frocks. The difference starts at the side seams, with a deep pleat running across. The coat in front has a variety of fastenings like a jumper. The new jumper suits resemble the old models in the general design, novelty being suggested by the unique combination of materials rather than in a new cut. x If anything t the jumpers are longer and straight in line, scarcely any belted effects being noticed. They follow the figure without actually being shaped to : it, and so far have the air of not being quite sure about what is demanded of them. Nearly all bodices have some sort of flat trimming. Some favour piped seams, others darted yokes, flat tucks in uniform rows, or inlet pleats. Novelty necklines, cut into noticeably lower squares than have been seen for some time in the front, have exceptionally high backs. Round necks are again to the fore, while scarf effects, which him at soft folds rather than an hrrangement of loose ends appear on a number of models