FASHION NOTES.
HANDWORK POPULAR.
NEW TINTS BEING USED.
(By A PARIS EXPERT.)
The new fashion displays of French creations usually disturb the sartorial equanimity of all—they are illuminating and educational. You watch elim young mannequins glide around in dresses that sponsor new necklines, new hemlines, new streamlines, new fabrics, new colours, and best of all, new clothes that make you even more slender than you thought you could be. This year the French designers are going in for dressmaking in the strict sense of the word. The models show the cunning artistry of patient and skilful French needlewomen. You see smocking, yards of shirring, faggoting, and all sorts of other handwork; and braid and embroidery decorate all the best sleeves. No wonder sleeves are so important this season. All the hours of stitchery show to best advantage on the voluminous sleeve sections.
All skirt lines hover and swirl about the ankle bone, that is, the gowns for evening wear and dinner-dancing. Skirt lengths vary according to your idea of
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 88, 15 April 1933, Page 3 (Supplement)
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