Fashion Show For Student Hall Fund

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30826, 11 August 1965, Page 2

Fashion Show For Student Hall Fund

More than £l6O was raised for the Combined Churches Appeal for Halls of Residence, University of Canterbury, at a private preview of spring and summer fashions held by Tonee Travel Fashion Centre at the Russley Hotel on Mopday evening. To this amount will be added a Government subsidy of £4 to £l. “We think it is likely that further donations will be coming to hand,” said Mrs Mary Fisse, managing director of the firm, yesterday. Wearing what the president of the Students’ Association (Mr David Botherway) called their “medieval gowns by Academic,” students gave the show their full support. They presented the entertainment programme and acted as ushers. Miss June Daily-Watkins, director of several Australian modelling school' extended her visit to Christchurch to compere the fashion parade. Background music was played by the Barry Markwick Trio and garments were shown by three Auckland and four Christchurch models. Guests included the fashion centre’s clients and friends, representatives of other retail firms and members of the university staff. They saw a gracious parade of elegantlycut linen suits, rich silk ensembles and dresses, hostess gowns, sports and swimwear. Many of the filmy, flowing negligees and nightwear and several of the hostess robes had been designed by Mary Fisse. Blouses, Skirts Blouses, worn tucked in or over skirts (short for casual daywear and long for home entertaining) were featured in the parade. Linen suits, by leading New Zealand manufacturers showed new trends in cutaway jackets and low. wide refers. '

Several of the jackets were belted and all put emphasis on a contrasting blouse. Throughout the parade—on dresses, jackets and coats—-self-bows appeared as high waistline or neckline trims. Further accents on feminity were the swirling pleated skirts in soft silks, the deep inverted pleats on linen skirts.

Pin-tucking, cowl necklines and slightly bloused bodices were old ideas that have come back into high fashion. Several gay silk flora' flocks were teamed with their own slim-line wool coat in a

plain shade to pick up a predominant shade in the patterned dress. Floral linen coats were sometimes worn with a toning plain linen dress. Lace was well to the fore. It came in a bikini with matching white zipped-up, thigh-length jumper and bood: in a white pillbox hat to match the blouse worn with a navy linen suit; as an ensemble in white and in a youthful party dress made with a long torso and pleated flounce. Colours were coconut ice pink, banana mangolia, indigo blue, citrus, tangerine, peacock, emerald, azalea pink and much black and white. Entertainment Compered by Mr Neil Pickard, the entertainment programme included items by the Sinclair Trio of the University Folk Music Club, and a Thai court dance by Miss Thongtip Hongladarom, a member of the International Students’ Club.