THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1935.
PICTORIAL: SUPPI
The NECKLINES MAKE the DRESS
THE NEW WAY OF USING THE SCARF IS JUST ONE OF THE BRIGHT TOUCHES THE NEW FROCKS DISPLAY
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JECKLINES are the most interesting
things about the next season costumes that are flooding the market right now. The girl who is buying clothes for an early vacation, la lucky Indeed.
The scarf necklines that promise to be so popular this Summer are exactly what their name implies. The dress generally is cut with a perfectly plain, round neck and then a suave scari, attached across the back, comes around and crosses high in front.
Some of the scarfs are long; others are quite short, with ends worn out over should. ers. Not many fringed scarfs are being shown, but there is profusion of printed designs on plain dark dresses, and many hand-painted motifs.
If you don't like to wear a scart on the outside of your neckline, loop it over, tuck it inalde and then place a pin below the loop.
As you may have guessed from all this
talk about scarf trentmonta, necklines are going to be high for daytime. There will be plata little round collars on, aome of them and high square ones on others.
No longer will a lady atıp in formal attire with her neck and shoulders swath- ed in fabric. The new decolletages for evening will be fairly low in front and extremely low in back. Shoulders as well na throats and chests will be allowed to show.
If you're getting an eviming dress look
at lure, satin, flat crepe and faille.
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Next to necklines, intricate details are the outstanding features of the cloths in the shops today. Dark street frocks have white sleeves to match white scarf neck- lines, and one-piece dressrs are cut to
Often resemble two-pleco models. Peplum effect la removable.
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One smart dress for vacation days has its peplum attached to a sash. You can take it off, substitute a plain belt and havo something that looks quite different. This same dress has three-quartere sice- ves that can be worn either above the elbow or below.
Another charming model, shown at a re- cent New York fashion show, has, a hip- length jacket and dress with round neck- Hinta that is finished with a wide schrf. Buttonholes on the ends of the scarf glido . over buttons on the jucket and make the outhit look like a one-piece frock with surplice side panels on the bodice.
Ong of the newest and simplest ways of adding freshness to a dress you are tired of is to top it with a sailor collur. Close In bright colour-red, green, yellow or any other that is becoming. With a belt of the same hue the dress will be trane- formed.
There is a great variety in the outline of these collars. They may be square, rounded, or with points over the should- (TS. The nautical note is not confined to sport or daytime costumes, but has born used on some stunning evening (rocks.
COSTUMES COURTESY...
BERGDORF GOODMAN
... NEW YORK
THIS BLACK lace evening gown with low decolletage is perfect for· carly summer dances.
THE ONE-PIECE dress of rough black crepe in the centre has a stunning scarf neckline and long sleeves of white rough crepe.
BLACK GREPE is used to make this two-piece model which has d wide, bright blue scarf around the high neckline.
A BEACH pujama out- fit includes printed Pyjamas with plain blue halter top and a three- quarters cont. The Len- theric beach kit includen suntan lotion, cologne, compact and other pre- parations.
THIS PALE PINK chiffon evening dress has a shirred cape of matching fabric. The model carries a Lentheric evening com- pact which contains compart- ment for money, and liandiker chief as well as some powder,, Hostile, rouge and a mirror.