FASHIONS OVERSEAS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26020, 25 January 1950, Page 2

FASHIONS OVERSEAS

MOVE AWAY FROM SMOOTH CLOTHS Mr Edward Glendinning, of a manufacturing firm in Huddersfield, who arrived in New Zealand oh Sunday, brought news of the latest . fashion trends in Britain and France. “It is a definite idea from Paris to move away from the smooth cloths,” he said. “A ‘relief weave,’ with part of the material lifted up to give a rougher effect, is being made for spring and autumn wear. Real cashmere is coming into favour for both coats and frocks, and a new cloth named toile, with alpaca in it, slightly like imitation linen, is also being manufactured. There is, too, a reversible cloth, with a lambswool finish on one side and checks on the reverse. “Checks are still holding their popularity in France, and the authentic tartans are fashionable. The best colour in France recently has been a dark dove grey, introduced by Dior. There has also been a return to black. ‘Satan red’ and a new shade, ‘episcopale,’ a becoming rosy-lavender-grey, are other new colours.”

Mr Glendinning recently attended the latest showings of Molyneux and Worth. The large coat and “slinky” close-fitting dress were features of the latest collections. He thought that the women in Australia, who were still wearing their frocks to mid-calf length, looked slightly “old-fashioned.”