DRUSILLA BEYFUS
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1953.
WEEK-END
WHAT THEY
RECIOUS little. After the show
is
Pover and the fuss and the flurry subside, only a pinch of Paris crosses the Channel. But it is the salt in the dish of Britsh dress design.
Shortly following the release date of the Paris spring fashions, I set out to find what the British woman gets out of it all; which of the thousands of new shapes, Bluffs, and shaden will she ever see in her own shops?
I canvassed the British clothes manufacturers who claim to take some notice of Paris fashion. "What did you buy in Paris for the British wontan!" I asked each one.
મા
The start was promising. Yes, they had bought dress or two, or a hat from one of the big houses. As a matter of fact, they add-
ed, "they were working on them now.” -
So I put the brutal ques- tion: "What are the copies like?"
The milliners
told me
with touching sincerity that
even the buyer could not
astonished at
really
BOUGHT FROM PARIS...
the
(20
excellent to get the real Paris flavour al found, under
the Brilish n price could afford.
tell the difference between copies of his tulip line. the copy and the original. The material people painted worthy picture of men in The dress people told me a that Mr Dlor himself would be Leeds slaving Diele hearts, out
TAKE THESE, FOR EXAMPLE
1 A two-piece in soft
maize
shantung. The top is like a Tunic, with high neckline and
a double-breasted buttoning un
bodice. the
Worn over
swinging skirt. with broad pleats.
2 The suit with a breezy neck- line, made in lehen Bray liten with a scoups of a rollar. in black grosgrain. Worn over
stim skirt.
3 A tremendous top and a slimn
kirt made
creamy
worsted. The collar stands up, the bark of the top is full, free-quarter length it has sleeves.
4 The widt-open necking for afferaton dresser. 11 M scooped out, and ruftetref with a collar. *THE anaterial 21 colour is new, lo, pale mushroom wool overlaid with a rough Dry cheek.
A
(A), Smartest tittle hat for summer-a sap with 1 quill in straw and felt, In all
it
colours.
(B). An elegant version of the bouler, deep-crowned in heart
deep pink, rase coloured
straw. The brim is covered in fine pleats of deep pink chiffon.
(D). A simple cloche shape in wine-coloured straw,
WOMANSENSE
BE YOUR OWN BOUTIQUE
By HAZEL MEYRICK ·
IT is just a year since the Paris does, is But as this style
London. These shopa
ww
quickest way to achieve chic, we deelded to be out own and thought you'd
kind of
within-shops were, we were boutique, told, the answer to every like to join in. one's prayer. You could buy The whole secret is to
ព for acquire matching accessories
casual next to nothing, crazy hats, elegance. You start off with a plain, well-cut outd add odd pieces of jewellery, and decorations In your own wonderful umbrellas.
individual style, change them to the mood or the moment. The Despite this promising best way of doing this is to publicity, London's bou- make your own accessories t
home. tiques ended up as just another department in the We have thought up several kdiens that anyone can copy. big stores, forgotten by the ESUL Arst you must adopt դ fashion writers, still tongue-in-cheek atitude, for goggled at by little women it's no USD being boutique- up from the country for dressed if you haven't a sense
of humour. the day.
Elizabeth and I set out
to rediscover the boutiques, You'll see what we mean if al find out how they were you look 01 the cap that faring. The first one we Elizabeth has sketched on the right. It is really # glant visited had, we found, Argyll sock, laken from an exactly the same sugar- ordinary knitting pattern, but much thicker wool, done pink painted decor it sport- ed a year ago, and, worst larger needles. It doesn't take long to do, and if you Ilke of all, the same hats. bright colours, here's a chance to give rein to your feelings. Just for fun we've added two needles with outsize knobs on
*
top
in
the
end
A ruffle of sheer chiffon
INITAIR
Top left Elon boater
Centro right -The Argyll sock-cap Bottom left-Ballor cap and collar.
or
To go with the hat comes
7 Wilm
Finally, here's a dandy waist- coat chez our boutiquoäich. can be made in half an hour. You don't eve; need to pur properly for this p
Cut two pieces of canary yellow felt; width, from your neck to shoulder, length, Duns shoulder to hipline. The beauty of Cut waistcoat
"THIS IS THE EN- them as hatpins.
It only takes a length of Д mountainous TRANCE TO THE LITTLE
the ribbon to give yourself a new screamed woman pile of "old bat." a picking of SHOP',
looks.
We found some stiff the most wearable
feathers posters at the second bou- black and white corded ribbon, tique we came to. You are put ours round an Eton school- So I cut the euckle and went from the Paris peacock,
These are they. to see for myself
and I
now in the little shop' an. boy's boater (sketched on the
Jeft) nounced
Most shops have sign dangling straw {1
hals of this variety in from ! rickety lamp stock, and it's easy enough to bracket. We sorted our- tack
ribbon round the selves out from the gay crown, leaving a notched
standing Gut stimy.❤ We chiffon scarves, hung at measured up an umbrella and navy band for one of white just the right height to give it a spring coat to match, petersham. throttle would-be buyers, using the ribbon lengthwise. This new beret (sketched bot and looked around.
All we did was slitch the edges tom left) will be coming your together, and make a notched way. But if you want to try the This place had developed collar.
effect beforehand, you can al- into a throw-out or garbage
ways add petersham to an dinary beret. boutique, a dumping ground for the cast-offs from other departments, stuffed ribbon could have trimmed the sailor collar, You take a square felt is that you don't have to bam through the trellis-work of underside of the oater's brim, of beavy white cotton pique, as the edges under. a not very convincing con. Instead, of the wide band, on large as you like. Slit the centre points at one end of the strips,
the middle. Tiesow tapes on the other, tinental decor. Jumpers, so have
top. In that case we
would of one side
neck, a pair
square round your of badly designed that surely cotton gloves, by adding
Д fastening the split ends in front bow, We added some navy No-one would buy them, chiffon ruffle to them.
piping to ours, but it could be Tie your waistcoat together were heaped 011 top of
Kangol have just brought out done in any colour.
round the back of your neck, lot bread-and-butter skirts of a new version of their famous
Make yourself a boutique the pointed ends dangle down the dull working type.
beret, and it makes a perfect flower cap. Cut out the crown of in front, Mark and make three The last boutique we visited boutique hat. It toes the lipe in old hat, buy up some bunches button-holes in a row from the was perhaps the worst, No for the new 'down to the nape of fabric flowers and stitch them waist upwards, sooner had we poked our noses look, seen in many of the new petal by petal to cover the hat. the other strip round the door than an assistant hate, hides your hair, and stays The result is a chic Easter bar- buttons. bounced forward to serve us, s50 put in all weathers.
All you need now is two more a chance to The beret looks like a shower Other Ideas for boutique tapes at the waistline, tled at which is, a cap, costs little more than the dressing are starched collar and
the back to keep the waistcoat everyone knows, the attraction we would have liked one in for these.
price of a shampoo and set. cuff sets; rold the men's chops in place. of the Parislenne little shops,
We once saw a girl Sadder but wiser, we decided pink, matched up with pink in a strapless black evening Wcor this creation over that London's fashion industry, ection gloves, or in white, to gown wearing a man's wing white sharkskin blouse, under geared-for- mass
production-add-ice-to-n cotton dress, But-collar and bow tie round her..your..summer sult, but leave hasn't time to turn out places we chose it in navy, gave it neck. The effect on top of bars your jacket unbuttoned so that of nothing and nonsense like a nautical air by switching its shoulders was electrifying.
canvas Btting closely hotly from top to toe. worsted.
11
DEFINITELY on their in-but not yet.
way.
and
(D)
Drawings by COSGROVE
تر
to the skirts like open umbrellas - In grey stitched on to a stiffening.
Chunky white cardigan spattered all over with small dresses, pearls.
skiris
White jersey day tailored with straight (C)The beehive beret
blouses with White jersey lengin three-quarter three-quarter white two-colour strow,
A copy of Dior's tulip and 2nd
siceves length siccves. toast. There is a narrow white stem shape in a day dress, the
and a cross-over bodice. Outdoor coats with smail velvet piping just about the shoulders stiftened and broad-
ened with a new parchments babelted waists and big gored
brim.
COSMETIC MANUFACTURERS
-(London Express Service)
BLAMED FOR
SMELLS
CONFUSING THE WORLD OF
By CAY PAULEY
y' start the day with a fume of the same odour, of Legerous application of toilet course for touching up during New York. "1 can name you any brand," water only. Then, use the per- the day."-United Press.
A top perfume manu- he said. "About the only time I
miss is when one manufacturer facturer wishes the cos- has copied an original, and then metics people would cause I usually name the original.” confusing the world of Buy What You Like smells.
Storfer explained that per- Benson Storfer complains that fumes are copied as fashiona manufacturers of cosmetles use are. There are a few original FO many different odours, in combinations of odours which make-up that by the time u have proved successful through woman gels around to perfume the years. Other mantifacturers she can't tell what it does for try to copy the successful blends. her.
Storfer also has a few sugges The solution, as Storfer sees tiens for buying and wearing it, is for the cosmetics Industry pertume,
to make odourless products. "Buy what you yourself like," Then, there wouldn't be such a he said, "and don't try to copy confusion of scents.
another woman. Perfumes amell "It's like this," saki Storfer, differently on different people" who is known as "the rose" in He also Is opposed to one the perfume business. "You get scent worn year in, year out. face powder that smells like ΠΑ woman won't wear the roses. Maybe your face cream same dress on two successive smells like Jasmine. Your hand days," he complained. "But lotion smells like, gardenias. she'll wear the same perfume 20 Put 'em all together and the re- years." sults are overwhelming."
Cotton In Bra
Good Noso
He suggested the lighter scents for blondes and redheads, and Storfer admits that cosmetics- the heavier odours for brunettes. makers have to use Domathiast "But," he added, "It seems to to "kill" the scent of lanolia, me every woman should switch one of the basle ingredients of to a lighter odour in summer, many Items of make-up, but he ami wear a argues that the "killer" doesn't winter."
have to be overpowering.
Traditionally,
"A man spend 20 bucks for tired, women
heavier one
In
Storfer con- Are advised to
an ounce of good perfume for wear a dab of perfume at the
his wife or best girl," Starter pulse spots-at the wrist, in the sald.
"And it's wasted by the bend of the elbow or knee.
PARTY SEPARATES
By ALICE ALDEN
THE separates ensemble, hás Its gettexls in the blatiso und skiri twosome. Shown here is an inexpensive but most te tractive party costume, the sort of thing that is a boon fo
time all those other, cheaper "But the most effective way." sconts get going."
he said, "is to saturate a small Stortor is an expert on scents bit of cotton and tuck it mit restricted wardrobe and bright social calendar. The blows
In general claiming that his the bra."
years na president of one of the
"And tell the women," ha con-
largest perfume manufacturera cluded that they'll get the most have made his nose Infallible. mileage of their perfumes,
le of nylon, gunting with washable, non-tarsiakable, metallio thread. The dramatic, curving collar frames a plunging neck- Una and anus, sleeveless bodies.. The skick, la, ef heavE. ribbed faille, with a suug cummerbund, and a beautiful pouf
sash onscading down one side.
we didn't have browse around
matched up
act
to
Parker 51
new
For best results in this and all other pens, use Parker Quink with solv-x
match them on
with bras
no-one will miss the effecti
Parker 51 pen
THE GIFT OF LASTING USEFULNESS, AND JOY!
.NO
7WATEVER the occasion — whoever is to receive
W
`your gift, you know that the Parken "51" Pen will bring pleasure through the, years. . Pheker "5!*** owes its world-wide fame to tireless, perfort per- formance and timeless good design. Only this pen has the Aero-metric Ink System which makes filling easy, writing effortless. Make your gift a Parker "$1" Pea with matching "51" Pencil. Now, at all good. destors.
GOLD CAP FEN.HES00.00 Sola Agentai SHRIRO (CHINA) LIMITED, Ration Baliding, Duddelt Strani
PEN REPAIR SERVICE at 2, NORTH ARCADE, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
5320-
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.