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"VAN HEUSEN

SHIRTS

FOR EVERY OCCASION

With Van Heusen collars attached in white, plain blue and grey, or striped.

With loose collars in a similar range, both suitable for office wear, and Khaki.

With Collarite collars attached the Van Heusen fabric is inside →→ in marl effects, or check designs for sport wear; and plain Oxford mat and poplin for less informal occasions.

WHITE VAN HEUSEN COLLÁRS IN SIZES 131⁄2 to 181⁄2

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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

FASHION

☆

Victor Bile.

del

designed

this

elegant

black Wool

finner

dress.

The low de-

collete is in-

i with vel-

vet.

and

10

sweeping vel-

yet fantail D

featured

#k

U back.

LOOKS AHEAD

What can the

shoppers do about

WOOL SOARS TO #RECORD PRICE

BEST

The oetuma

couts straight lines, caffad

slceres.

this?

By EILEEN ASCROFT

has

EST buy for winter is 鲲

Introduced turn-about" wool utility coal. Value conts in fur and wool. and styling have never been Muffs are popular in all fure, beiter. With soaring wool from small barrel shapes prices, utility costs are bound huge square models ass big s

suitcases.

to rise.

Silk Powder

10

of

LONDON.

WENTY-SEVEN best

Relling outfits from

or-

IN

By Joan Erskine

WOOL

with with them. Best example was with a wonderful deep purple suit

und blouse.

the autumn collections London's leading

luxuriously couturiers were shown in a trimmed parade of fashions in wool chinchilla rex, and lined

Ane grey jersey. The recently.

show,

Charles Creed produced an ganised

the Inter- immaculate day dress in dark by national Wool Secretariat, grey worsted. The slim waist- could scarcely have been line was accentualed by an old

fashioned liver fob hanging better timed. The rapid rise from a pocket, and a Beau in the price of raw wool Brummel frill of stiff white or

canza stood up at the throat. means that the clothes neen

Roversible Foature

both

the

followed

the opening right down to the hem, giving the effect of a wrapped over coat. A black tricorne of velvet form- ed the hat,

multi- nostalgic

gor.

after-

UBCO

dresa

given to a ten gown in royal “Right Royal" was the name

blue fine wool, with an enor mous deeper blue velvet collar Back Interest heavily encrusted with

coloured jewel embroidery. Illustrated pre Viclar Stie- There is something bel's contributions. In both about the name 'tea-gown' that cases he emphasises back in evokes thoughts of rose terest,

dens and hot summer Hardy Amics surprisingly noons, and it is seldom

afternoone, brought back dress which is tight to the A black sheath dinner in London in the next few

knees with a burst

of fluted moulded on the weeks, will cost con-

lines of the fullmers to the hem. This is a crum lily was decorated with siderably more when they

He showed, ton, a fine rever- line witch is most unflattering two huge arum lles on one. reach the shops, than they sible coat in scarlet and black.

to any woman with large hips, shoulder, a lily shaped skirt and

Coats were all of the barrel

a wide stole line with would have done last sen- Glant pockets were on

Fold or stitching Pariety, and sadille

shape, tamo. "melon" son, Men's clothing, knit- sides,

tapering in at the bem, with

Flue white doeskins made the down. ting wool and underclothes Biched the edges,

Colours were simple. with dozens of buttons

another New front. Suits, with tailored jac- carl lines. The matching stole

dinner dress, cut black are also affected.

predominating. The shades

included red pewter, kete and tight skirts, develop had a hood in the centre, and The show was held in

col delicate fern embroidery curved littering ballroom of a Jarge labacco, banana cream, and a cd stiffened highwayman

new shade of olive. Materials inrs, often trimmed with braid down the front of the gown. London hotel; and Pathe Pie-

duvateen, were

.face- and velvet.

Peter Russell chowed a red torial, for the Arst time, made ured

The greatest applause was wier dress in chiffon tweed all-colour

newsreel from the cloth, tweed, barathea, cavalry

velour reser

reserved for the evening with the bodice display. Members of the diplo twill, flannel, doeski

aresses, and here Norman Hart and a matching pleated panel half-pleated. matic corps in London, leaders and wool

ool georgelle.

nell azid Michael Sherard

ard in the skirt. Two vast chry- of Britain's wool textile indus- The smartest accessory of the

Dolores, santhemums were tucked try, film stars and visitors from year, acclaimed both In London scored casily. Exotic

the natural doc-eyes, the belt, and the evening cool the three great wool-growing and Paris, was shown by Digby with

was lined, somewhat unusual- dominions, Australia, New Zea- Morton. It was a neat umbrella showed a black dress embroi

Africa, were which hung from the waist in dered with gold metal towers ly with accordion-pleated at- land, and South

the collar and feia. present.

an

a

velvet stublard, complete which cireted pulled out

Her 3,000th Parade with tassels."

Ike a sword-but we feel

the most striking bound to admit at a certain

of

showmanship Leeded to do this successfully.

One of n.annequins was Dolores, Nor- amount man Hartnell's principal model, She has walked about five hun and there must be no half- gred miles

wearing clothes hearted pullings of the handle! Pack hats were shown made 1 million more than

from wool felt. They are seam- unts during her twenty years

hns

real shown cú on the sides, but the as a model, and

stylca in Hartnell

Lendon, secret of their packability" is Parts,

New

is crease. Brussels.

York, hat the wool felt Buenos Aires and Monte Video, resisting.

The last section of the show In pre respect, she has stend- fastly refused ever to pander was devoted to new styles for

10 fashion-her long jet-black early 1951. Ifere the most un-

lair has never been cut,

she wears it colled and pigit- ed. The Wool Show was 3,000th parade.

worn

#1

The

and

her

usual suit came from It Creed.

was in white barathen, trimmed binck velvet and braid. tapering skirt was worn under

three-quarter length

Charles

dazzling

with

Jackel

these

to

the

Hartnell's slate blue duveteen suit,

with

brillian scarlet three-quarter length

well doned waist. with incket, belted tightly. was plaid and heavy tweed, characteristic of the Parisian bree-quarter coals manage

trend this season.

Digby Morton's

House-a straight

Icok warm and comfortable. "Clarener But in a summer suit,

jacketed length merely seemed

to

ungainly sult in yellow broken-check, and what

worse, old- double with

Kashioned. To borrow the buttoning-was

styles of a distinct era, such as "the typles of London's return

quite a cunning the up-and-down lines of 1912. twenties, is

Wrap-round coats were Inove. But to dip back a few

Siebel and years, and re-introduce One was

that are in

st tresh in Our memories, is a thoroughly un- luspired action.

srown by Victor Michael Sherard brilliant peacock velour, trim- med with rich phantom-beaver sleeves which began well above the elbow. The other was Chinchilia

grey

styles

There is a distinct feeling for blouses exactly matching

Instead tweed coat, suits,

of contrasting

Autumn Knitwear Has

Interesting Features

on

A

Jewel

An

atter-atx Black wool dres designed by Victor Stiebel The skirt dips

on

n the bark, and the" collar, cuffs, hat and skirt trimmings

Are of whi

moire.

Talk

int

With all the emphasis

TF we're going to talk per carat may vary according dolnion-sleeved surplice If sweater blouses រោះៗ "costume wrap style with braid trimming

market and ribbed sash. This surplice most of us do a lot of talk-

an line is an old favourite for large Jucal time for considering sizes, and its right in with 1950 some fresh styling for women's silhouettes. size sweaters, 100,

tops" in the right now,

sweater It seems like

•

"forty-

Only a few know, also that seemingly "forty-pointer" ing before we invest in one smaller than another of these beautiful gems pointer" may be more valuable that we'll wear all our life because its crown has been cut higher or its base cone deeper, The young woman with the

you

A new shrink-resistant yarn time and pass on to our or the "girdle" specially polish- large figure who wants youth blend -- 30 percent cashmere, heirs forever und for ed to give it greater brillance? ful styling is n customer often 15 percent nylon, 55 percent

A carat is 100 points" and overlooked.

over.....we might as well the older wool is a big talking point in and

Jeweller thinks of stone that woman could probably be in-

know Knitting factories.

sonic of the proper weighs American

1/3

of a carot duced to buy more sweaters if Necklines are clasticised

"53/100"-10 and terms,

illustrate something sweaters are guaranteed not to

Jewellers have always found point. raore than the typical boste pull.

she were

offered

to

Kite

25

the

Ba-

and

to

It dieult to put diamonds into Triangle, Half Moon, Trapeze, cont sweater.

Other features include the

the words that the ordinary Long Baguelle, Stubby Here are some design ideas to shrink-resistant zephyr

wool

person understands, though guelle, Tapered Baguette, Pen- addi- illustrate some of the possibili- group in classic styles,

hey have their own jargon.... Ingon, Marquise, ties for new styling.

lion novelty and classic Pentagon, Forly-pointer. Kite. Square Cut are terms used For evening wear, a tapered styles in angora blends. One of Half moon, Marquise, Trapeze, describe special cuts. loose cardigan with low clos- the angores is done in an all-Baguette... caral and the like, ing, three-quarter, semi-tagian aver seed stitch, and there is a sleeves and softly rolled collar, short-sleeved

with cardigan It could be trimmed in velvet, novelty collar, too, salin or braid,

colour The

story Includes wines, copper, deep greens, and shades, warm, medium brown

The examples here are both In the season's fashionable re- versible coatings and cost £8

Autumn fashion pointers in Pure silk introduced into clude low pockets, straight face powder, foundation lines, cuffed sleeves and large and lipsticks may cause cellors.

volution in the cosmetic world us important as the 1914 intro-

luction of face powder repine-V-neckline on this long-sleeved bargains, in the old rice powders.

Fur Booms

*

Other winter

to-

which may rise in price Effect is silky in appearance later on, are utility furs.

end touch, and lins the clinging Full-length coals are shorter qualities of real silk, Chief ad- this season; many arc Atied vantage is

make-up. a sheer with pleats Instead of fares to which conceals minor blemishes Hive a slimmer line. Adjustable without obscuring natural sión callora ore smart and practicni, luminosity. Already popular in They can be worn flat on the Paris and New York, atomkred rhoulders or high to hug the ratural silk cosmetles arrive in face on a cold day.

Fur is booming this autuinn, One designer, following current craze, for

The

reversibles,

CINDERELLA SHOES

This shoe has precious stones set in 'nilvar · kid....... Vamp of thei abeo is made from a transparent material.

London Expresa Servion,

London.

*

Off Colour

Why Is there not mure co- ordination between cost,

dress and but manufacturers on

the new season's colours?

Up

After buying new coat in

fashionable

of the

new

thudes It is infuriating not to Le able to buy a hat or dress to match

The British Colour Council have tried repeatedly to bring some order into this business of colour matching by issuing full colour 'range cards each scu- ton, but many manufacturers do not co-operate.

CUS-

Another dress problem which causes Inconvenience to tomers is the varied system of sizings. Some firms use the ollers American size system, to English style and others a system entirely their own. He buit is that a size 14 may be a perfect at from one arm and hopelessly large or small from another. Differences of up to iwo inches frequently occur. It is time the English sizing sys- tém was overhauled and sinbi- 11sed.

1

-(London Express Seruloc)·

The ribbed collar is set in to do awat with extra bulk at the

cardigan.

Diamond Jargon

people

Rhinestones Ovor Paris PARIS SEEMS to think that rhinestones are 九 girl's best friend. I is rhinestones. rhine-

rhinestone tallared

How many ordinary know that a "torty-pointer is stones all over Paris, and the

collections featured 40/100ths of a carat, that no in addition to a range of de-

cart in a measure of weight jewellery with every Heate pastels and basic darks. 'rather than size, and that price

Ballerinas

Boost Fashion

Violetta Elvin (left) poses in her twin zel with two of the latest umbrellas, with detachable handles and tips for packing. which the Sadler's Wells ballerinos have taken lo America. Below: Beryl Grey wears an ex- port-only awenter.

London Express Werulos.

sult that was shown.

Until this year no canselous woman would

fashion- have

dreamed of wearing rhinestone carrings with a tweed failleur, or a flannel suit. The women of Paris seem have started

it.

Unless I is a gala night, few their women in Paris change

gowns for evening. A well cut sult dressed up with rhinestone Jewellery

And

a knappy hat is the "dinner and dance" outfit most seen in Paris. It is right there, how much

merc

right and practica) in our land of carcer girls who go straight from office to date, of subur- banites in for a day's shopping wifi

thentre dinner nu dancing afterwards.

'Or

Geki is still the best tnste for day wear, but there's noth- int to stop you from carrying your rhinestones in your bag, and donning them after five.

The "diamond lack of large, large stones in bald and won- derful cuts is apparent in the best costume jewellery. You. WDI and them in brucelets, necklaces, brooches and сат- rings

Slum baguette

with

aro

chains pendants of large stones Ideal for the dressed-up suit at right. Contour earrings

of larger stones than were scen last season are good this au- tumn, as is the new "airing beon" earring which bas piaced the chandeller.

Even with the large

stones

and larger pieces of jewellery,

in vogue, two pins scena beiler than one this season.