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SLEEK AND SLENDER Youthful, feminine, trim—these are the adjectives that apply to the approved summer models. Slendering material that is the why of the popularity of the matt crepes and every trick to divide width by two. On the face of it this does not always appear to be true. There are, for instance, the wide sashes and bustle bows that are everywhere—but they are never in contrast and only succeed in accenting the hip silhouette to one’s advantage. Take for instance a black wool fabric—light as web and twice a«
charming as silk. Fit the bodice close with tailored seaming from waist to shoulder and small round ; neck, flat and high. Place your j fastenings at centre back. In these I you may hgve your contrast—not of j colour but of surface. Any perpen- ■■ dicular line that occurs in dead j centre may shine as it will, for it, | too, is assisting the illusion of slim- i ness. Cqt your skirt to jaunty just- • below-knee length, flared, but with ( apron-flatness in front and undula- . tions all to the back. Sash it widely with its own material with ends that 1 loop and bunch. Accessories Must be Right The perfect accompaniment, of ; course, is the minute hat shape in dullest straw or summer felt, that • lifts—both crown and brim—in front audaciously and leaves one side of vthe coiffure to view. The large ( floppy bag, that is the indispensable accessory, has its gold filigree fasten- ! ing matched up with a wide gold filigree bracelet worn over the black suede of your gauntlet, and ear-clips ; of gold are worn if the hour is for cocktails. Sketched for you is a softly becom- ; ing gown which relies for its chic largely on its cleverly-arranged con- : trast of black and white. Both materials are angel’s skin. The , bodice, as you see, is cut with full- ; ness gathered to centre high in front ! and caught with a large round ‘ brooch. Heavy piping marks the j ' armholes, and sleeves are full at j shoulder peak but folded over and I cut away. The sash is white and I looped in front. The back of the j bodice is carefully fitted, and the i skirt has back and front seaming, opening at mid-thigh length into centre fullness.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20989, 16 December 1939, Page 14 (Supplement)
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383CHAT FROM PARIS Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20989, 16 December 1939, Page 14 (Supplement)
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