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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, “FRIDAY, “NOVEMBER 1, 1935.
Jashion
PRE-VIEW
EMBROIDERIES RETURN TO FASHION
Paris Favours Handwork
Again
Woolwork, braiding, quilting, ap pliqué, beadwork, broderie unglaise. slirring. smocking. tucking, and even good old satin-stitch flors o stemstitch stalks, all have their place in the autumn and winter Fashion P.CIES. A favour into which hand embroidery has fallen in. latter years in the dressmaking world, this sudden revival will come as "a pleasant and welcome surprise, especially I think in our own country, where a touch of bright colour on a win ter gown is as welcome as roses in December.
And the amount of hand-knit and crochet wear! Lucien Lelong goes so far as to offer us a three- quarter white faillé evening coat ifhed throughout with a hand-knit brown wool lining of the same tone as the crepe evening gown over which it is worn! But that is an other story.
worked in circles round the arm- holes to the shape of a Spanish bolero. Schiaparelli develops this Burne Idea for evening wear, the boloro effect being obtained by an ali-over pattern composed of inch long looking-glass motifs.
RETURN OF BRAIDING Braiding. 100, is general this scasuUL. Braided dress fronts, braided coats, brulded cloaks, all more or less in the "vivandlère " spirit. Murcel Rochas offers us a cloth coat with bishop's sleeves and a broad collar and high revers braided in in white broadcloth
soutache. Very smart black Schiaparelli offers us a black cloth cape to the knees with mock re- vers in red and
black soutache
reaching sheer out to the should- ers. Somebody else, a black velvet afternoon suit with band-major bra'ding from throat. to waist, and
ROUND THE SHOPS
LANE CRAWFORD. Going *hrough the" Ladies department yesterday one could not but notice the holly scattered about which tnade one realize that soon will be Christmas and the thought of gifts Wen I must say there are some delightful gifts in this store, most useful they were too."> On display were Gloves, Bags of all descriptions. Flowers and Costume
Jewellery Including some lovely elips for dresses, handkerchiefs. perfumes and last but not least Elizabeth, Arden's Beauty Boxes and mumerous other things that it was impossible to describe "them all
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MAIZEES have received a very select lot of cocktail hats and as they are worn a lot this time of the year one must not fall to see these attractive models. They have them in Black Velvet and net finished off with little veils in turbans and off-face styles, also some nice styles in Brown Velvet and net also finished off with little veils,
MAYOS are showing this week a new shipment of very attractive woollen and silk dressės. One specially aštractive style was a two piece brown check suit finished off with brown velvet collar and cuaS.
RIVELLE. Some really pretty Evening Gowns are now on show at Rivelle. One model in Black" with a tunic of red check taffeta called the Cossack Sult was admir- ed by many as also the Black Taffeta Gown.
GORDONS... The Ladies shoe. shop have on display a lot of new models. The Court Shoe" com-. bined with patent leather was ex- ceptionally good looking. Some very nice evening shoes were on show both in Black Silk, Silver and Gold Kid and numerous other
styles.
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Jenny a three-quarter coat braided down the fronts and around the hem with wavy lines of soutache and bands of astrakhan All very military and in keeping with the times!
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PEASANT COLOUR SCHEMES
Let us consider wool embroideries first of all. Peasant influence is évidently at work again, and comes, I suppose, from the wedge of crude Scandinavian colour that has put in an unexpected appear-
For afternoon wear Jean Patou ance this season. Raw reds, raw suggests a vert-de-gris luminous greens, blues and yellows hand satin gown with draped neckline. embroidered on dark grounds crop fuil bishop's sleeves (sleeves are up again and again, reminding me, mostly bell or bishop this season), strangely enough of the "arty" and as its only trimming a'large phase through which most of us appliqued bow in dull satin cover- have passed at some time or othering the whole of the front of the in our evolution!
codice. A very elegant and essen tially feminine gown.
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Here for example is a model by Allx. Imagine a simple black in- But for originality and charin door dress with the skirt fullness give me Bruyère's "sculpté" 'em- pulled to the front in a single broideries, which Madame Bruyère gored pleat, a high draped neck- tells me she has borrowed from line innocent of trimming, and certain early Italian and Byzan- wide bell sleeves worked from tine prints." elbow to wrist in rows of heavy peasant woolwork in which red, rust brown, crude green, and crude blues predominate. And again chez Marcel Rochas, there is a black wool indoor dress relieved at the waist and wrist by peasant embroideries in green, black, and red on a white ground,
Schiaparelli also favours wool- work trimmings the model I have In mind being a green wool house dress with a little green coatee
This "sculpté" embroidery is a combination of quilting and ap plique, the stitchery being carried out in a contrasting colour to the ground on which it is workedt. For example, here is a soft beige kaska spit, skirt and coat with "sculpté" embroidery in an Easter design of stylised flowers and leaves down both fronts and in a point to the waist in the back. The leaves are quilted and stand out in low re- lief, as do the petals of the now-
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A Roman striped silk jersey with Originality of styling is the key- a turtle neck and fitted lines im- note of the smart spectator sports 'parts a sporting, out-uoor tang ve
ensemble designed by Bernard a clever cocktail frock which is an Newman for Helen Broderick to: important part of the summer wear in Top Hat," RKO Radio's. wardrobe of Margaret Callahan. latest Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers. well-known stage star, who is picture. The frock and revers and ers, while the centres of the latter making her motion picture debut cunts on the jacket are made of are picked out in brown appliqué
In RKO Radio's "Hot Tip." When work. All the stitchery is brown. the jersey is removed Miss Calla- and bodice trimming are created natural linen suiting. The jacket The same idea is used with great han has a strictly formal gown of of a toughly woven silk and linen, roughly woven success on gold and silver tissues heavy,
white - comblaing henna brown, brilliant for afternoon and evening wear, crepe, with a square neckline and and Bruyère's satin bridal gown very wide shoulder straps. features "sculpté" details on the headdress and waistband,
POCKETS ARE POPULAR
As usually happens when em- broidery comės into favour in dressmaking, pockets have put int
on other than an appearance sports clothes, cute little useless pockets on unexpected places picked out with bead, wook or model in sequin motlís. One particular it was an afternoon dress
soft black wool material with as its only trimm-. ing two little pockets, one on the bodice and one on the hip. embroidered with overlapping circles in silver sequins.
Another black afternoon medel features as its only relief a funny little circular shaped pocket embroidered with red black and chalk beads; while d cocktail dress consisting of ankle- length skirt and three-quarter tunic boasts a single pocket just below the waist on the left-hand side embroidered with a Tudor' rose in diamante beads All of Which, you must admit, have been looked upon with disfavour only six short months ago!
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pomegrante red; yellow, beige and white. Bins cutting is used to gain the smart lines of the jacket. The revers and cuffs of the coat are atitched in natural thread and this effect is repeated in the cus of the natural linen gloves and the Chinese, beret made of the frock fabric.
MODERN DECORATION
A New Note in modern architec- ture and decoration is introduced in this setting designed by Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase sa a. background for scenes of "Top Hat, new RKO Radio Picture co- "starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Embroidered linen for beach Rogers: New features include cur- wear new and smart-is the taina of woven. cellophane and a fabric used in a novel ensemble by rug of woven ribbed pattern, The Kay Button, currently appearing colour scheme of the walls and for RKO Radio is "Old Man furniture is. tones of white. The Rhythm." The slacks and bolero mural over the mantel, part of jacket are of roughly woven white which can be seen at the left, is unen, the fitted blouse of bright grey on a darker gray-blue back- green linen, both embroidered in ground bright colours in quaint Mexican
designs. A green sash knotted at is used for the swagger knee- the right and falling almost to the length top coat A white sha knees is also trimmed with bright green linen beach bag and white Mexican "embroidery. White linen beach sandals complete the outat,