Duchess Keeping Eye On Budget
The Duchess of Windsor, who says she has to pay attention to her budget these days, went shopping today for cut-rate Paris fashions. • She was among hundreds of celebrated women with plenty of French originals in their closets who attended a showing of line-for-line copies selling at bargain prices. “Prices are frightful in Paris,” the Duchess told a reporter. “You have to buy less
and wear them longer and more often.” The duplications of the latest French output bore price tags from £2l for a cotton satin Jean Patou number to £l6O for a red and navy striped Fabiani suit Hemlines, which ranged from short to mini, hardly 1 raised an eyebrow among the sophisticated crowd. Patrice Munsel was dressed : in leather and a white mink ’ baby bonnet. The actress Kim Hunter 1 wore bright yellow and Arlene ■ Dahl appeared in suede boots > and a blue checked coat
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31322, 18 March 1967, Page 2
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