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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1988.

Test

Questions

For

Students Of Dress

A Fashion Examination Paper

[F I set you an examination paper on this season's fashions, do you think you would pass it with flying colours or not? In this examination paper you would be asked to answer the following questions:

1. (a) Which do you consider the more fashionable, the tall hat or the flat hat? (b) Describe the general trend of hat lines. (c) Indicate the materials and form of trimming most popular at the moment.

2. (a) Describe in detail the main features of this season's day and evening silhouette. (b) What type of drapery is used for both evening and afternoon models? (c) Which material lends itself best to this drapery?

3. How can you tell this season's clothes from those of other seasons?

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4. (a) Compare the new materials with those of previous sea- (b) Make a note of any material which still retains its popu- larity from previous collections. Indicate why.

5. List the outstanding features of the present-day coats, jac- kets, and capes.

6. List the most fashionable of this season's colours and name the colour which has caused the most sensation.

If your intention is to crib, at on evening. gowns. Notice the this point you should certainly look length and shape of the sleeves of

at the illustrations which together this afternoon dress.. They ·are For full evening the richest sil- with your personal observations very fashionable just now. The ver, gold and coloured metal ma- during the season will provide the newest sort of evening drapery is terials are popular, and so are rich following answers:

seen in sketch No. 5, where the satins, plain coloured chiffons and material is draped horizontally all the heavy crepes.

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their popularity. were introduced some time ago by one Paris house and have now been adopted by every fashion house, as they drape so well.

1. (a) It is a curious fact that around the hips and bust. This if a season starts with high hats gives the new waist-line, which is

and this is the way the majority both low and high at the same time. thick as heavy crepe de Chine, have

(b) The fine jerseys, soft of seasons do start the tendency A new mid-season addition is the retained will be towards flatter hats as the pleated evening skirt falling from season progresses. Hat fashions,

ns, low hip-line, which is shown which were high a few months ago, sketch No. 6. have become flatter and flatter as the winter advances, as in sketch No. 3. One of the newest models is the turban draped tightly round the head with scarf ends in manner you see sketched in No. 2.

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(c) The fine silk matt jerseys introduced some

5. Jackets may be tight-fitting ago, lend themselves particularly and single-breasted, boxy and well to this type of drapery.

double-breasted, as in sketch No. 1. or knee-length. The most notable feature is the enormous pockets, (b) The lines tend to drop low 3. There are several ways of three down each side of the jacket, and flat at the back of the head, recognising this season's models usually slit and placed at an angle high at the side, varying at the First, the neck-line, which is inno- Mid-season capes are walstlength Front

cent of collars and in most cases and more oluminous than here innocent of bows, There is the tofore. oate still swing out (c) Jersey and crepes are used severe collar-band of the same ma- the for draped turbans, felt and peter- terial of the dress, or the front shẩm mixtures for everyday hats, drapery mounting high up and and tulle and sequins for the even- concealing part of the throat, or the whole range of brown, from tan to

6. Fashionable colours are ing.

neck-line that, if left completely blackish-brown. Some are mixed alone, is as in sketch No. 4. The with black or worn with yellow. 2. (a) This season's day and sleeves are either as in sketch or Any amount of black is worn. For evening silhouette is notable for long and tight, or reach the wrist

evening: Bright mauve and the way in which the material is and are cut straight and wide. The metal blue are much used. draped in order to accentuate the tightly draped waists of both day most sensational Colour has line from bust to hip. This same and evening dresses and the look the brilliant shocking-pink. fitting line is used for day dresses, and feel of the material. all date evening dresses, tunics and jum- the model as being brand new.

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4 (a) The soft, flat surfaced, (b) The drapery, used for after- matt-looking materials of this sea- noon and evening. silhouetter is son have, in most cases, superseded shown in sketch No. 4, which is the nobbly, bold weaves of last draped vertically from the should season. Flat-surfaced, plainly

ere to the waist, This form of woven tweeds duveteens, velvets as drapery accentuates the bustline in soft as suede, face-cloth, broad-cloth, an afternoon model and can be and angora materials are all used adapted in several different ways for day clothes,

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warm milk, rubbed well on

oilcloth, will make it like new.

O peel hot beetroot, plunge and the skins will peel off like a glove.

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O remove

splashes of white-

the walls, use a few drops of hot vinegar.

EFORE wearing kid-glove

that are new, place them in the folds of a slightly damped- towel and leave for an hour. The gloves are thus softened, and give easily to the shape of the hand.

Are You Short Tempered? Do you lose your temper easily?—a egun→ broken shoe-lace, a missing button, can he. be most aggravating, especially if you are in a hurry, but if you lose your been

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