THE ENSEMBLE
AS
EXEMPLIFIED
BY
MACKINTOSH'S
In one of our windows we have at present on show a worsted sulting with accessories to match: the shirt, the tie and socks, and the hat are all in perfect harmony: the ensemblo would do credit to the wearer, in Faris, London or New York.
The other window has a free and easy atmosphere: tweed sorves as a background for a smart sports outfit whilst the sundries. by their very contrast add 10 the theme of informality and freedom.
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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
A MUSICAL
BURMA: Reminiscent of the pagodas and temples of the Far East. A black velour hat trimmed with and golden beads golden bells. (Picture
above)
:
INDIA: A white jer-
turban sey
with sequins crown and a brush of black ospreys. (Picture
below)
Glove News
new
shiny leather is still news to the
SUMMING up autumn year at high fashion levels, this glove fashions TC- consumer and should be played
something veals lots of news. Spot- up as
brand new, different, and right. More and lighting the top
more interest in polished Jeathers trends, we find seven developing in every leather
snarket, with calt points:
handbags, shocz, and belts with high COLOUR:
polish getting top forbion billing. Pussibly
Total leather glove sales may be upped, too, by the promotion of this particular leather which
cannot be duplicated in fabric as other leathers can.
s
never beinse colour meant so much in gloves, As It does this season. With the black fashion Importance on
and gray colour can come to the fore dramatically in a glove Pale yellows, belgey accent. tones,
all the rusts and blonds, and -clear brights will be in order and it pays to
ap for the excite play them play ment they create, whether the
customer comes in to buy them
or at last minute switches to black. Black, however, taken staple classificatiois out of its by glace, will be the top glove fashion colour for autumn. SLEEKNESS:
WOOL JERSEY:
Look to wool jersey as a new love fashion. Here is the glove that can give n woman longer length, high Fashion Joke. colour, and texture. A knitted wool glove gives warmth, the wool jersey glove provides com fort and fashion rightness. PIGSKIN:
js
An Interesting theme through- out the accessory markets, the increasing readiness on the part of designers to glamorise
*** wear
necents, pigskin is
now
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trini-
Hand-in-hand with this longer and dress-up a fabric ot length is the look of slimmess material that has long been and sleekness. That the arm
considered casual or just sporty. and hand could look thin and
A case in point is pigskin, Long femining is an absolute necessity
considered appropriate in cork with belled sleeve bottoms and and, belgey neutrals for sports- three-quarter length sleever. Gauntlets will have their place bein
luce being featured in white styled only with the tight-wristed suit up with jet, rhinestone, sleeve where the gauntlet can
peart buttons and other Most pe Blair over the sleeve. often, the glove must disappear ming to be added to cocktail costumes and evening clother for The
dressiest occasions. White takes well to pinskin. It is also an important autumn accent colour, which is an additional significance. With gray and with black, with royal blue with plaid, puro white
pigskin is very high fashion. VELVET:
zleekly Inside the wide open sleeve at the elbow and above. LENGTH:
Though stocks will continue to have a heavy majorily at shorties and four-button gloves, that extra 15 to 20 percent of longer lengths is the group to be promoted. It is definitely the high fashion most important note in gloves, this autumn and should be heralded as such, as something something
new, different GLACE:
Most Important' in the leather giace. Also not picture is absolutely new in fashion signi ficance, as it was promoted last
very
of
Already making a mark for itself in glove departments right| now, velvet gloves should zoom ahead strongly when cool weather sots in ag a matural In accent for velvet costumes. black they look stunning and lady's dressed up, always O glove, and beautiful in long lengths.
HAT TOUR WITH THAARUP
"B
forth upon
By JOAN ERSKINE
the
more much and Intricate
་
in
LONDON. "Sirocco" was a hot in this more workmanship in all bals EWITCHED, shade, choped like a tarbrush more sequin trimming, more
matching parkling jewels town on und draped with Bothered and Be-
chiffon. "Egypt", Was repre- fells or velvets,
style, with wildered" tinkled sented by a high-crowned hat variety in
the plane as with a thick merli yashmak draping, folding Aage Thaarup opened his tell. Tiny wings glittered on a shaping.
Lit.cic and while hat from Newest fabric ured was knit- hat show in the Cafe de Greece, and a Cossack type in te angorn, which looked Paris.
tan, trimmed with black Per- rather like astrakhan. And bewitched we were, for it was one of the most comprehensive
and lavish hat shows seen this year.
This designer can be relled on to compere his own chow with humour and charm, and he hnd a delightful setting. A
A draped Jersey cap in lime We particularly liked the night club in the afternoon it will xrey fur band round the way in which Thorup finish. erually sad and deserted edge, and fur ear muffs, looked his show. "Structures for place, but when all the scarlet ed as if might have hailed Spring. 1951" he called them, candles are burning in the gold from Tibet, while from India and structures they were. chandeliers and reflecting
came a black and white draped They were literally skeletons of
ian lamb, was dubbed "Rus- A tiny Victorian bonnet L{n.i
purple velvet; a Queen Alexan- Jet jurscy, rising to a point in hat in black velvet shaped at the back and front, with a like a pillbox with a pale pink huge golden ton
of plume Alexandra ros
rose on the front: paradise, was from Persia, and and a draped turbon covered an exotic tangerine and black with diamante, reminiscent of turban, with high sweeping our own Queen Mary, nddeci a drape was South American. royal touch.
the pale pink padded walls, turbon with silver-pointed hals, frameworks on which were there is a sedate and trierully crown and high binek plume. Eared Ideas for a pleasant atmosphere.
For Inspiration. Thoarup chose the world, and he took us on a rapid tour from North
West, to South, East to search of new styles and adapt
ed old ones.
The Eastern styles
From most beautiful.
the Inspiration black velvet contenl
came
spring day. The delicate wire brims and touches of tulle to trends, show the new colour and an odd rosa here and there
It is Instructive to turn a what the wholesale hatters shape have to offer, after one
were the for effect.
Burnin for
10
has
We sturled at Plecadilly Cir- CUA with "Flossie"-completo ringed in gold, with thy golden gazed at the "baute couture”
From temple bells tinkling daintily of millinery. with nodding flowers, Denmark,
scariel folded hat at each side. A wide stitched national velour from China, was vague- was modelled on a
of headdress. "Miss Hook of Holly reminiscent
n large coolle hai. Tiny gold land" was a most English ver- sion of a Dutch cab, with straps hung from the edge. crossed at the back, and side
Noteworthy Nylon News
Softly tallored blouses.
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
BLOUSES are better than ever-u sentiment that wo when are sure you'll echo
A blouse youg shopping. designed to grace any suit, drops
known for their reasonably tailored in the dressmaker name priced models, In
great way, is this one of white wings. An Eskimo cap was of a tiny black pan velvet hut variety of Attings. They nylon crepe. White nylon
hand-knitted
white stripes and tied at top with Scarlet bow.
the
"New York" was the
WALMAR HATS: are well-
black nod that simply asked to be worn specialise in producing charm-
mlaco insets banded with pla the to a cocktail party. Its only ing hals for the young girl trimming was a huge glittering with a larger-than-usual head.
I tucking from Byoke and butterly pluned en one side. This season they show an decorate the short sleeves. These all meat hats in ex- amazing number Df new Crinkled nylon crepe forms pensive materiais, fitting the colours-Fleet Grey, Belge a second blouso done ON head closely, and usually dip Claire,
Oxalis (greenish),
WD3*
In
The music obligingly change ping towards one check, will Aquamarine, Cinnamon, Conl- modified tailored lines. The Its tune
esch hat was be
chosen by sophisticated for, Grampian, Spice, Bokhara, small collar is banded hown, and fo the delicate women. Many had real
dia- Peony Carbis Gold, Radio brown crepe 08 are the trains of the minuet "Ver- mands and other small precious Blue, Pebble, Regina and Thun-cuffs, and the blouse la sailles" appeared. It
A jewels scattered over their der Blue, and Glaucus Green. Green. tiffened wine shape, square at vells or stitched on the brim,
groups. of and somewhat regal. In some cases, these hints com- long-hatred velour, soft to the twin brown buttons. Surely
They are using on extremely fastened with pars; was stitched velvet, pletely cover one T'aris
car. ut touch, which is called Super the nylon blouse has come dipping completely to one side. leave the other side of the hair Zephyr. Other soft fella are
Pientior was shaped like in showing. This calls for
meulaic make-up, and authentic plendor's
a well- cap, even to the gold tassels hanging down
head of hair. Some cach side.
of the kiliter comes from strips shown, at jewelled fabric, rows of
Of all the colours easily the most striking was a sequins, tiny bead designs.or clear. skarp lime yellow. hanging bobbles. There 1s
New Autumn Hosiery Features Satin Colours
SATIN colours from pink satin to black sailu, are new comes to the hosiery picture, for they have a satiny sheen de signed to flatter satins, velvets and other luxurious high style materials of the autumn-winter season.
Denitely darker shades will be shown by a famous Amerl- can hostery house for general daylime wear, the afternoon and evening emphasis being upon the very light of very dark salin tones, blending with the dress colour.
NEW SHAPE
A new and radically different foot shape, a skeleton foot con- stneted with a "spine" It reinforcement at the centre of the sole with shallow extensions on the toe and heel, is Ident with she'l shoes and the even never shoes with toes and bucks but com- pletely open sides.
INCLUDE PINK
The new solin colour stockings, also have a "tapertex" fashion--which means that the usual straight line of fashion marks in the back have been shaped to a faltering V.
The satin colours include pink satin, a true rosebud pink. especially gond with biselt velvet or pale brocades; Ash-blond ratin, an ley belge tone: Taupe satin, often used instead of black for afternoon and evening, the very new Plum salin, Amber salin to be used with bronze tones and Black ɛntin-niarking the re- turn of the black stocking that every man in the world and every man-minded woman, has been waiting for.
Tassels Of Rhinestones
L
Rhinestone extravaganza-modern note in
ear.
rings, chandeller type; they have wide-fringed tassels of rhinestones.
Peach Bloom, and Peach Skin, a long way since Usually trimmed lavishly with appearance
tailored shirt!
velvet and feathers.
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its first a severely
OCTOBER GIRL
PARIS: Dapper is the word
PARIS. LREADY the autumn
A success is decided. The
... BLISS up the ideas that autumn brings ★ As the leaves fall, the thoughts women
of
turn to a new
suit, a now
hat. In twa world fashion centres, ni tumn
да
brought fresh trends,
And the girl? She's wearing checked tweeds and velveteen Paria favourite for the senson, The Dior box
incket and tight skiri in shepherd's plaid go with black
1J
jumper.
NEW YORK tries shock treatment
NEW YORK. CRINOLINES, bustles... anda "Shock Treatment"....head the
bare-back frock
New York surprises.
ensemble is making a come back. It appears in many
SPANISH INFLUENCE - guises--but always includes
pears in the colourings shown a dapper short jacket.
by Adrian. He has used dramatic Exnet length and precise sold black for day and evcang, shape are not exactly deter- relleved with touches of bright mir.ed. Cholce lies between a blues and purples. high-necked flared jacket,
fastening
round tightly
the Novelties: "Shoulder warmen" throat and down the front (anlinched to suits and tied around
glorified jerkin), and a loose, the waist; evering head cover- casual half-length style, swing- ings Inspired by districts of
Spain. ing loose.
Couturiers' preoccupation, with
La re-
tweed as high fashion flected in
quantilles
CRINOLINES are featured by
of small Cell Chapon. She shows ho
dresses.
check outfits (mostly black-and- long and short
up with enormous skirts. white) often dressed velvet
Black and
red are favourite
colours, sometimes combined.
with
DUSTLES appear at the back of many of Nettie Rosenstein's fashionable fur is mink, elegant dresses. These are bullt French dressmakers have the out over padding, in the manner most luxurious, Ideas for it, but of the dresses of 1809. few have so far been seen side a showroom.js
out-·
tweed redia Balmain gives 縣 gote a white *mink collar.
Narrow borders of astrakhan popular.... and baby leopard in being widely used,“
are
-(London Express Servics)
SLENDER LINES
are ci-
phasised by Hattie Carnegie tr day-time went.
but for lar inter-day dresses many of the skirts are enormously full, will: crinoline petticoats
-London Express Servici