Fashion Hints for Islands Women
pp. 69-70 · Read in the full issue
By Therese
DAY dresses nowadays are delightfully simple—and simply delightful—and whether their medium be silk, cotton or linen, the charming designs ensure immediate success.
The shirt-waist frock has become dis tinctly feminine, yet still sufficiently tailored to avoid dubbing a soft frock. It is one that meets with universal approval and can be worn by everyone. Pleats and gathers are used with equally good effect in these frocks.
A shirt-waist dress of yellow linen runs its revers round the back of its neck. The tucks of the bodice coming from a shoulder yoke extend to the skirt in pleats, stretched to just below the hips to ensure the slim lines. Green buttons and green belt strike a cool and attractive colour note.
A frock of wavy sheer is unbelievably cool with its Eton collar and crisp jabot of white. The skirt relies on pleats for fulness. A wide leafed white straw hat, white gloves and white shoes strapped with navy are the well-chosen accessories to accompany it.
With front panel broadening to fulness at the shoulders and emphasising slim hips and waistline, a patterned uncrush able print frock in pink tonings, gathers the bodice and sleeves, while the skirt flares to sudden fulness at the hem, in perfect balance with the wide shoulder lines. Raisin coloured buttons, belt, shoes and gloves are an effective contrast to the varied pinks of the frock.
The bloused silhouette is loudly- de manding attention. The two piece of the year is made with billowing bodice and sleeves with the bodice billowing over a gored skirt. iivo square pockets and tiny collared neckline are features of the buttoned bodice. rE figure moulding frock with high bosomed fulness is a charming style, definitely for the young—the older figure needs more softening effects. The dirndl, too, has the essence of youth in its tight bodice and full swinging skirt — a delightful style that simply begs for the accompaniment of a matching ba bushka.
What a charming idea these babushkas are; and when evolved in lace they are most intriguing possessions. Just like an old fashioned bonnet, they are made with the greatest of ease and oust the pea sant handkerchief from its popular pi act? in the scheme of things. Peasant hand kerchiefs were becoming irksome in their persistency.
The plain frock with the printed bolero, or vice-versa, is a smart fashion. A frock of cool green crepe dons a multi-coloured bolero with elbow-length sleeves. The neck of the frock has two soft folds high at the neck line.
Duck egg blue and rust is a supns ingly happy colour combination. A rust frock, scattered with white stars, takes
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row band at the neck. Quaint crescent shaped pockets adorn the narrow skirt.
Sttt'T’q qo oiwflv*! arp imnortfljit Th6S6 UITS, as mese consist of frocks with jackets or the übiquitous skirt and jacket. Jackets are varied in style. The box jacket is both comfortable and attractive and there are innumerable blouses to accompany it.
Some jacket frocks add a contrasting top to their frocks. The dress blouses all round and the jacket is slightly bloused also. One button nips it into the waist.
Sheers are ideal for the frocks that are made on looser lines. The neck and sleeves of a sheer frock are trimmed with narrow kilting. The full blouse falls softly over the slimly moulded hip bands and the skirt is softly flared. Without doubt Sheer is the best all-round summer material that manufacturers have pre sented for some time.
It can be draped, pleated, flared or gathered and the effect is always good.
It washes, too, which enhances its value immeasureably.
Stripes are used with more ingenuity than ever before and are they popular!
They are seen everywhere but in such a
variety of colour combinations that they never pall. Stripes are now worn in squares and V’s as well as cross-wise and length-wise. The colours are really breath-taking—glowing reds, greens, pur ples and yellows combined with the true touch of artistry. An evening gown of striped sheer is a thing of beauty and outstanding in its individuality.
ALL evening gowns are lovely—whether slim and sophisticated or bouffant and flowing, romance is in every line and fold.
A frock of deep rose net is extrava gantly gathered in both bodice and skirt and a gathered centre panel of blue net in deep contrast is finished with a bow at the low waistline. Narrow straps hold the frock aloft.
The corseletted waistline appears fre quently on frocks of heavy crepe and
satin. This high and low banded waist holds an important place in Fashion’s rulings, and the skirt beneath is fitted to below the hips then flares widely.
Lace is deservedly in the limelight this season. A burgundy lace goes over a’ full foundation of dusky pink taffetas and is magnificent. The halter neck line is made of the taffetas. A black lace frock is tied at the waist with turquoise velvet ribbon. A V-shaped shirred panel, draped shoulders, and the skirt gathered widely over a taffeta slip, and a frock appealing in its femininity is presented.
Boldly patterned satins and sheers are well to the fore. These come in brilli ant colours splashed over pastel grounds and are lovely beyond description. No trimming is required for frocks made of these patterned silks. A good cut and their own beauty are sufficient to cause a sensation.
BE discriminating in your choice of accessories. Dressmaker jewellery and artificial flowers can be charm ing but they require discriminate choos ing. Too much, and all is lost; just the right amount and added chic is the re sult.
Gloves require the same careful choice.
Skin gloves are always a good bet —hand stitched, of course, and the gloves of pig skin wear and look well and are the per fect complement to tailored and spec tator sports frocks. Long kid gloves are finding favour for formal afternoon wear and they are to be had in delicate pastel shades that will match any frock in your wardrobe.
Shoes are given as much consideration as the rest of the wardrobe. New on the skyline is the heavenly-comfortable Cubit —that wedge soled shoe that is now seen everywhere. Two tone shoes always look chic and cool, and set off the frocks with which they are worn. The court, like “the poor”, is always with us and deser vedly so since nothing can claim more chic than this type of shoe. It is cor rect with formal afternoon wear and can be worn on informal occasions also.