‘Mod’ Styles Among Race Fashions

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31032, 12 April 1966, Page 2

‘Mod’ Styles Among Race Fashions

Young girls wearing the newest of “mod” styles stole the fashion scene on the first day of the Canterbury’ Jockey Club’s autumn meeting yesterday.

Older women favoured simple elegance and classic styles, reserving a touch of extravagance for their Easter bonnets. Hats boldly’ coloured, big brimmed, feathered, swathed or petalled were worn with aplomb.

Among the young it would seem that Emma Peel, of television's "The Avengers,” has made “switched on” fashions acceptable. Bare knees, sculptured lines, and boots, worn with or without perky headgear, were all to be seen. Looking smartly “with it” was a young patron whose burgundy and black flecked suit with long-line fitted jacket was topped by a black velvet cap. Taking her cue from Jean Shrimpton one girl, wearing a black and white houndstooth check coat and white boots, with white lacy stockings, put her long blonde hair up and left her hat at home.

.Another hatless patron caught the eye with her royal blue Mnpn dress. Red and navy spotted silk formed a ruffled bib front, the silk repeated on the wide, flared cuffs. WOOL SUITS For the warm still day, women chose the ideal fabric

and style for Christchurch weather—a wool suit. Patrons in pink appeared to have picked a favourite. Hot pink hats to light up grey suits, or pale pink from head to toe in hats, suits and shoes were worn by all ages. A floppy brimmed Garbostyle felt, with a black tie trim, added dash to a simply cut royal blue wool suit fastened at the side from a small stand-up collar. Surface-interest wools were particularly attractive in the many cream coloured outfits, and touches of vivid tartan

Relaxed, easy - to - wear clothes were enhanced by striking colours and attractive trims or accessories. A red and black tartan mop cap nodded brightly above a silver grey cardigan-style knit suit, and an antique gold twopiece suit featured wool crochet trim. Occasional touches of lurex glittered in the sun. Peacockshaded lurex appeared in a breton hat and blouse, worn with a white cortelle suit Crusted crystaline in pale pink was styled in an edge-to-edge jacket with straight skirt I and matching pillbox. SOME PLEATS

Although most skirt styles remained straight or slightly flared, there were some pleats, pressed or softly folded, and the circular skirt appeared to be making a come-back.

Stilleto heels offer neither i comfort nor high fashion today. Stacked and blockheeled shoes, with square or rosebud toes and ankle straps, shod mothers and daughters. But gimmicks such as cutout gloves, gangster hats and space-age helmets were confined to the very young and daring. Mrs D. W. J. Gould, wife of the president of the club, wore a peacock-flecked shan-tung-waisted suit in a classic style with a close-kniting hat of peacock feathers and velvet in the same tone as her suit. She carried a black patent leather bag, the same colour as her shoes. The wife of the treasurer, Mrs P. D. Hall, wore a moss green, which had matching buttons and pockets low on ithe hipline, was trimmed I with cream jersey and biege ; saddle stitching. Impels were in the same fabric as the frock, her hat was a dark brown fur pill-box, which teamed with her fawn doeskin gloves and darker skin bag. GUESTS

Guests included Mr and Mrs T. W. Thomas (Blenheim),

Mr and Mrs D. R. Bell (Otaki), Mr and Mrs D. McCulloch (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs S. R. Nolan (Palmeston North), Mr and Mrs B. P. Bellringer (New Plymouth), Mr R. W. Wilson (Dunedin), Mr A. F. Loe (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs A. T. Otrey (Heriot), Mr and Mrs W. D. McKenzie (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs L. B. McKenzie (Invercargil), Mr and Mrs H. G. McLeod (Ranfurly), Mr and Mrs G. A. Lang (Wellington), Mr and Mrs E. H. Young (Dimedin), Mr A. N. Smith (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs J. J. Barry (New Plymouth), Mr and Mrs P. S. Georgeson (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs H. G. Wallis (Gore), Mr and Mrs J. C. Irving (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs J. T. Shaw (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs W. F. Shaw (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs D. F. Turner (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs J. S. Hamilton (Palmerston South).

and delicate paisley expressed individuality.