YOUR GOWN, MADAME.
;' IT MUS* BE LEATHER. . Paris decrew-«I^ : shoes and gloves * to be made of leather this season and so fine and soft are the leathers used for suits- and frocks that they are almost like silk. Pigskin tailor-mades, chamois leather frocks and long, fluted suede evening skirts are among the innovation*. Insets of leather appear in the most unexpected materials. There are chamois leather and potent' leather feats. ' Gilded kid is used for decorative sleeves and for every kind; of collar ,and belt on evening gowns. ' The fabric gloves match suit or frock, in design and are embroidered or lavishly jewelled. The fashion ' dictators flatter' the small woman tliis season, and the tall must wear low-heeled shoes in order to adapt themselves to the new suits. Toeless, flat-heeled sandals made of silken thongs are the most popular evening shoes..
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 69, 23 March 1937, Page 13
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