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NEW WOOLLENS

Gay Patterns and Colours In themselves, materials are now an important element of ~the fashion world. This applies not only to printed fabrics of cotton and silk, but to the new woollens. Intricate weaves and patterns have replaced the old drab, smooth surfaces. and this winter some really amazing colour schemes have appeared—colour schemes that do not depend on trinimings and accessories, but on the actual make-up of the fabric concerned. To vary the patterns, new substances such as angora have been introduced with the wool, and impart a soft, furry lustre to its surface. One can easily remember the days when winter fabrics presented a uniform drabness. Whereas fur coats today are worn as an embellishment of a beautiful winter frock or ensemble. formerly their purpose was as much to cover up the drnbness of the frock beneath as to show air their own beauty and to keep the wearer warm. Tailormade suits were almost all of the dreary, smooth-surfaced fabrics used by male tailors—and the drabness of male clothing is a thing often commented upon. So much was a dingy sameness the keynote of winter materials, that at the beginning of autumn one heard women say; “Oh, how I hate Winter. The clothes are so dreary and depressing.” Now nobody could but notice the striking improvement in winter fabrics. They have taken on a. mug» nificenca absolutely new, a colour and charm, a swagger and dash, a complexity which calls for immediate admiration. Every well-dressed woman is as brightly and beautifully clad as she ever has been in summer or spring. Unless they dislike the cold itself, we men need not produce another sigh at the onset of winter. The problem of drab winter clothes has been taken from them. The patterns, weaves, and surfaces of the new woollen fabrics have won half the battle. Angora has given a. rich, lurry softness. Untrimmed wool, sucl. as that used for knitting, has been introduced to provide some very interesting “tufted spot" designs. The ever popular Scottish tartans are in full favour, and clever variations in the form of broken plaids and checks have appeared. Flecked surfaces are as sands of the sea in number—some so marl-red that they almost represent spots; others finer, scarcely noticeable; and a third variety used in conjunction with plaids and checks to add a. touch of contrasting colour. Stripes are contrived in fabrics of one colour by an alteration of the weave. Indented surfaces sre common, and show an embossed or recess effect in plaids and spots alike. The other half of the battle has _been gained by the new dyes, which enable manufacturers of woollen fabrics to reproduce the richest and most brilliant colours. Indeed, the range of shades is little short of remarkable, as anyone who strolls through the material section of a departmental store will discover. The greens, including the new Gloucester and forest greens, range from eau-de-nil, plover's-egg, apple. emerald, reseda, pine green, to bottle green. The blues include the palest powder shades, ssxe, royal, boat blue, periwinkle blue, Sistine blue, etc., to navy. Variations of red are rust. Kenya, and Dubonnet. There are hundreds of shades in browns, yellows, and pastels. And there are some lovely greys and self-patterned blacks.

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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 7

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NEW WOOLLENS Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 7

NEW WOOLLENS Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19895, 26 May 1936, Page 7

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