London Says

Radio Record, 12 June 1936, Page 60

London Says

These London Fashion Notes were specially written for the "Radio Record" by Maie Webster.

SUMMER HAS COME TO LONDON, and, if the weather prophets are to be believed, come to stay! Some of the mid-season dress shows displaying Ascot models took place this week, and among them Norman Hartnell’s. Norman Hartnell, you may be interested to know, is a brilliant young designer of thirty years, who creates models for important people, including royalties. He has set the pace for a tailored Ascot-oh, not-not tailored tweeds and things-but tailored chiffon-lace and other filmy fabrics. This tendency has spread to evening frocks, and even gtound Ascot models. ; : .

ALL-IMPORTANT AND FORMAL FROCKS have their little jacket-hbe it made of crepe de chene or organdie. Many of the frocks for the Ascot are modelled in black with Very exclusive tunic ftocks are in bold patterns as a and jackets of white lace. rule, though one particularly lovely one was made from paisley-patterned crepe: and plain black skirts to wear with them, the tunics flared out lampshade fashion from fitting bodices,

dress and bouquet of lily of the valley. At.another mid-seasonal parade I saw the most gorgeous wedding-gown, just a sheath. of gleaming gold. The fabric-cream and gold brocade. The style-high neck, broad shoulders: big sleeves to the elbow and then buttoning tightly to the wrist: fitting bodice, moulded skirt to the knees and a graceful, me @: GRACIOUS WEDDING GOWN of white satin was enhanced by bracelet, headtrain flowing behind. ‘‘She looks like a tea rose,’’ murmured the person sitting behind me, aj a blonde beauty, clad in deep cream bridal array, moved slowly across the dais. This gown had a deep net shoulder yoke, ruched at the neckline, and the satin applied to this in points; and’ small. puff sleeves merging into long, tight-fitting ones, which came well over the hands. Misiy tulle.1o tone fell-in clouds from a pearl bandeau.

SOPHISTICATED SLIMNESS was accentuated in an evening gown. of black cire satin with a centre front drapery and a fox-trimmed coatee. Very sensational was a summier-evening frock of white pique, over which was worn a coatee of huntsman pink flannel! The whole unusual erisemble being completed by a jockey cap of black velvet. Very new are the ‘little bolero jackets with wide threequarter-length sleeves that swing clear from the figure* just above the waist-line-these for day wear, of course. Two-piece suits have a ptintcd floral frock tq tone. Thus you ‘wear, the suit with blouse in the morning and the finger-length box jacket over your print in the afternoon-maximum chic-minimum outlay, *

KNOWING THE VAGARIES of the English climate, the brains of the millinery world got together, and now women are ‘able to purchase the mest exciting models with a guarantee that they will remain tinharmed by the most torrential showers. ‘And, we are-going all ‘"‘High Hat’ this coming autumn. It was announced in ani important millinery-salon this week that, asthe season advanced, ;hats will definitely grow higher-first on the left-hand side, and graduaily all round. Certainly, the high crowns in this particular collection looked most attractive. One was a red straw with the brim turned flat up against the crown. on the right side and held there with a wide knot of velvet to match. . Most exclusive odels were created in unusual materials for millinery-such as and . bluespoked white curtain net!

SLEEVES ARE DARTED at the top to give that square-shoulder look, and black silk suits have detachable buttons, crystal for day wear and semiprecious stones or diamante for cinema or dinner. Don’t forget to have matching sleeve links, though! Very elegant ate the women devotees of the opera. Debs are' wearing white net veils over the heads, kept in place by a-bunch of _ real flowers pinned to the top of the head, Capes of every.type are to be seen at Covest Garden. Orie I-saw was split at the.back. . Itswas made of thin white material and banded at the waist with red. A..white fur-cape had narrow strips of black fur every few inches across the cape, and a very demure collar of the black. A draped black eloak accentuated a diamante ornament at the back of the neck of an evening gown.