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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
YOU
-THIS WINTER.
It's NOT that
LÄST SEASON'S
*YOU' SURVEYS
1920 look...
HER SUCCESSOR
Beauty And
By Joan Erskine
LONDON.
LAST sent, someone had
the
brilliant idea
of
dressing the girls of the bullet in the intest British fushions, in order to boost British export trade. They arranged a nation-wide tie- up between manufacturera all over America, anul as the famous Sadler's Wells Ballet Company dunced its successful way throughout
the United States, its ff- stage wardrobe Was ad. mired on all sides.
AT THE END) of July, while you were lying on the beach or laxing in the garden, the back rooms of London's top designers* were humming and their salons crowded out with
fashion buyers,
reporters,
photographer, artists.
Within ten days they naw upward of 28 Dfferent collections in London and Parts, ranging from 50 to 200 models per collection-
But to ensure that the world's great fashion *tores which spend vast sume of money to
by
Robb
Were
be
buy exclusive rights to mam-produce the new season's models-can start even in this race io pul over the new line, no photographs, or detailed information of the drawings,
allowed to London collection published.
Now that the modela have been delivered through the workrooms, and esplex rushed women In Brilain may be told Iry detail how they are exposted to look in the coming winter.
Bulk at the top..
down... skirts get
ROM
the
waist goes
narrower
London General consensus of opinion
shows one big change stands
CORIA
Strong green runs blue n good from overscan buyers was that recond. And for town clothes, new
cents in the London collections black as ever, though usually out. had more
originality of line worn with white or grey. the and more news value than those
As you can see from sketch, top taken a complete somer- the sault the bulk is at top, the waist is gone, the skirt is narrow.
have which they saw in the Paris
hows the following week.
,
*
*
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Jersey fabrtes furn up looking exactly like tweed. This la an entirely new fabric which does not stretch or creasean laven- manufac- tion of a Yorkshire lurer.
Tailored milto show less viclent change--but even here the waistline is dropping to the All the designers are in love No more of that full- hips, Jackets are longer and in with velvet-conia, dresses, hate kirted, belted around look. cline to boxiners. dad skirts and huge muffa are made of ilg cullars and culis are trimmed This kingpin of your ward- teper to a hobble hemline,
This taper line runs through with it often in bright contrast- robe will be tapered from all the collections in slightly ing colours on Jackets to match shoulder to cali,
with varying forms for day and the skirts. high, wind-breaking collar, evening dresses. Even many of
A new waterproof velvet has! whopping big pockets placed the hats shown taper to a point made its appearance, and on one coat is used for the entire froni,! combined with a wool back.
**
* *
Two revivals: fur callars and
low.
go
like a clown's cap.
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On my couts buttons
Colour: Orange has died a from neck v
hem. quick donth. The brighter cuffs, embroidered collars, on "Button up your overcoat" plakis are at last taking a back coats.
dedicated to is certainly the theme song rest. Blue-once
Be prepared to learn to walk summer-appears gracefully- in spring and
a hobble skirt. this winter.
ngain in variations Face the fact brain and
that a skirt 14 from almost navy
to a deep inches from the ground is going rapphire, and often teamed with to look dowdy and that 15 or soit caramel brown.
even 10 inches is the length for day clothes.
a
to
is not the twenties look,
no! it ix
return the Palware lasts; the nearest to it the way women looked just You Lefore World War One. will get used to it in ilme.
The
This should please the woman whose skin does not look its best against basic black.
Ballet
PICTURE shows four members of the Ballet wearing berets which were
supplied to the
men as well to the girls in all colours. The beret is becoming popular. No two giria wear It in quite the same way.
new
the
should never
be
The
taste of
*
*
*
Get used to wearing your hat incompro...aisingly straight and forward. Trim #1 with the widest meshed veil you can find stud it with anything that litters. One deslimer shows o black beret peppered with multi-coloured stoner,
D
Favourite fabrics for hats are lang-haired velour and velvet.
Finally, grow your hair an quickly as you can. Mannequins Framed to appear with hair grown miraculously overnight info the most becoming coiffures
Velvety
فرح
And Crisp
W-3
By Vera Winston
with
WHITE pique, well handled, with touches of dark
fabric, comes up as a delightful iden for evening. While pique is used for this
model,
a crisp dress made
snug little bodice that buttons down the centre. It also buttons pert way down the skirt beneath the inverted plent of the fully flared skirt. Navy blue velvet lines the haller collar and lends a pretty and harmonising dress-up louch.
Freckle Camouflage
By HELEN FOLLETT
ME
of ear-length soft brushed curls golden polka dots don't
Make no mistake, the Crow Cut, the Urchin Cut are aul, out,
muti
تعاد
Inspiration from Queen
Mary.....?
If you wait long enough the
will become new again. "The newest thing out" for this winter
31 coat
very much ke Ouren Mary's traditional t. The line is similar; the slim skirt: the wrap-over fasten- ing; the shape of the shoulders
zeem to trouble Myrna Loy, Jenu Crawford, Janet Gaynor. Sn. If you
lection of
have 11
own):
your
col-
don't
le! It Ret you down. Lots of people believe that they make girl look piquant and sassy. Certainly. they are ZE minor od-looks grief, but not as bad : blockheads or coarse pores,
Sun bathing In an effective and non-fattening way of getting vitamin D into your system, to put pep in your spirits and Much ginger In your heels, pleasanter than taking-cod liver oil or overloading your brend with butter that is likely to put over-curves on your svelte body.
Conceal Freckles ..
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The tendency towards more natural make-up in evident on every side. You will notice that the lovely Dietrich no longer wears her "butterfly eyebrows."
Getting back to the question of
TAIL PIECE from being pleased at the wide at all nullecable after powder- are now mnde above the shop, This year, the promotion ex- choice of styles available in ing. Eyes are accented with the
in the rooms once occupied by
*The Big Ten-officials peris have gone one step far them, women are in a complete
Iridescent blue eye Admiral Lord Nelson- Typical
ly styled, the Incorporated thes, and provided everything quandary, Shall we they ask, Bh{tt!coང and midnight blue English
ROFO flowers Like from hals to unbrellas for the cut off our hair and keep, the mascara. Most important ATH Geranium, English Bluebells, Society of London Fashion
You can concral freckles by men, as well as the girls, who boyish look, or grow it 'and
closed applying very dark red
lipsticks. Walltowers and English violets | Designers — in 14
complete cream will
be touring Canada in develop fuller skirts? This pad with no hint of blue or orange. are used for the perfumes.
shop consisting of Hardy make-up in # fan-coloured addition to America.
state of indecision is chiefly be
in them.
Amies, Charles Creed, shade that is practically the Seldom, it ever, has tude cause M. Dior
Perfume introduced the
Matching Personality
Hartnell, Mattli, Moly same colour as the freckles. promotes through rul most ridiculous little top-knots
A Fragrance Barvau Korgotten. fur channels, and it will be in the world at his recent eol-
is opening in London shortly
the five balneux, Digby Morton, Peter interesting to see if their sac lection in Paris. In order to for the first time, and will do lerinas is varied. Margot Fon Russell, Michael Sherard, cess of last year is repeated. "hide rugged ends." Hair was much to promote correct usage tezn and Ninette de Valois Victor Stiebel, Worth of
The company is tnvestigating
of 11. The Sadler's Wells Ballet
chose Floris "Special 127"
The London. look with them some of En- which was Arsi made in
Members of this handbags in calf, variety of snakeskin and lizard. These are
land's lovellest perfumes, from last century for one of the Rus- group now consider Lon- typical of the present trend in
The exclusive firm of London for functional rather
This firm, founded in 1730, Shearer appropriately chose
fashion as a than purely decorative bays.
But this does not mean that
boks
the Royal Warrant as Honeysucitle" 10 Glit her Perfumers
the 10 The tiny round or box
King, styles short hair will disappear over-
insist on and flower-like beauty. Pamela May
£50 deposit suitable only for poriles night. It is far too popular and they have given each prima has the more exotic "Sandal- from buyers before they
attractive. It does mean that ballerina hand-made and
wood and Violetta Elvin and
can see their collections. hair should have a feathery
hery hard-polished cut-class bettie Beryl Grey have both. chosen Deposit returnable only if line, about an inch or so longer
of their perfume, and to each Malmaison"--which. Suy the thon before. Some months ago of the thirty-three members of makers, hes a suggestion of purchases are made.
and Josephine.
it
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well.
Tartan & Leather
smoothed down into soft curts at the nape of the neck.
Hair Quiz
n
freckles you can wear them
Floris slan Grami Dukes. Meira don sufficiently established down in colour to a certain ex-
I will be a very long time Raymonde :howed his shortest The Corps de Ballet, a flask of the French Court of Napoleon before travel bags of tarian of short cuts--the "Grafton toilet powder. All the perfumes and leather go out of favour. Poodle" The sides were waved The gayest fartans seem to towards the back, which was match a suprising variety of clipped like a man's. The fabrics, and they wear very langest hair, said Raymonde, is shaped to the hend like a cap. snooth at the sides, with short – The clothes the ballerinas loosely combed-out curls. In will wear 1་Ł indicative of other words, it is your hair, do thore which will be seen in us you please with it. But London in the new season. The member that the new hate with first cashunere twin sets, in the forward slant look ridica- coral, powder blue, rose, tur- lous on hair that is too short. quoise, belge and pink shades.
are
worn with slim ating Girls ol the ballet have skirts,
Chats are of the loose never pandered to fashion in ample tweed type, which can be this direction. For them it is worn belted or unbelted, and we always the smooth classle hair- ara delighted to see that the style. that may not have *
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humble beret is now more gamin-like prettiness, but popular than ever before. No beautiful and makes the most two girls wear I in quite the of good eyes, fine noses, re- same way; they are easy to termined chins, or char wide pack, cheap to buy, and are foreheads. Inude In every imaginable colour.
Loveliness
mako-up
In America, hair is turned under, and again touches the The evening dresses they collar. There is only one thing chose are either full-skirted, in to remember if you are really my nylon striped with silver, in a state of Indecision. Keep frilled rayon net, and floating your hair smooth on top and at chiffon; or they are rather more the sides, because nothing la sophisticated, and made
In more out-dated than sidn- brocades, poult taffetas, or heavy sweeps and curls bobbing about satin.
in an upswept hair-style. Lovely.
red-haired Moire Shearer is taking an evening Magnolia dress of embroidered black vel- vel, with strapless top. Bery! Grey liked a cocktail dress of seems to pander to the ballet *- black and pink
lace with also. The "Magnolia Look" LR Rathered cape sleeves, and the name, and it is most effer- Margot Fonteyn succumbed to live
live on those with fair skinm exquisite evening hat by and dark hair. Complexions are Vernier in block, with white pale and creamy with dark paradise plumes swooping to cých and mouth. It is presible one side, and a shower of white to achieve this by using a pink flowers over one car.
base, with a natural powder. If Fashion at the moment is in cheekbones are emphasised with a very disorganized state Far rouge, then this should not be
The new trend In
a
centra to
-Lendon Express Service)
ILLUSTRATION shows two Ballet girls carrying an umbrella osso and, handbag in
material. An Iden to boost Britab trade through exitural channels.
braided
test by applying a mixture of strained lemon juice and olive vil, equal parts. It Is an old. tried and true treatment, I will not erase them over night, but it will keep them in hand and they won't get darker ar increase in numbers.
An olly cosmetic foundation. red before applying powder, will serve as a barrier against the strong rays of the sun that create these tiny blemishes.
Don't use soap and water just before exposure to sunlight or immediately upon coming in- dloors,
A
Strain On The Imagination
Blouse designers are straining their Imaginations for new ways with fucking. "I'm Lurning tucks upside
downt twisting them, running them in circles. Just to make them look new" is an American stylist's way of expressing the lengths she will go to in achieving new effects with the year's most popular detall.
Broud pleats are one trosh approach (lked particularly for shirts. Three-inch box pleats look very handsome on an end- to-end silk blouse.
Insels of a contraster colour or lexture are still another means of varying the appear-: ance of the tallorod blouse. Trich-wide stripes of ribbon in the bodice of a tissue Lajilo blouse; strips of corduroy or fancy kalting down the sleeve of wool jersey; solid insets: in the shape of a large daisy on one shoulder of a dark cotton blouse are a few suggestions for autumn designs Inspired by early samples geen,