London FASHION NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 50, 27 August 1932, Page 9

London FASHION NOTES

Speclatty Written for "Th« post"

LONDON, Ist July.

Summer sales are heralding the approach of the holiday season, and everyone is hoping' for a prolonged spell of sunshine to make up for our cold, wet spring. Alas, for the fashion expert: already I have bean asked -to view autumn models for the trade, and new fabrics for winter Shocks. Quite two-thirds of this collection showed frocks and suits of jersey fabrics, and every type of hand-knitted and crocheted jumper and blouse. The newest. jersey fabrics include such delightfully -clever designs, many of which are quite unlike anything which the average person imagines could have been made in this material, so varied that they resemble cloths rather than jersey. Horizontal corduroy effects, and others in diagonal line and herring bone, and a. fine nubbly laco stitch, others too intricate to describe but all fascinating. It looks as though weaves will be the particularly interesting points of the new fabrics. The hand drawn-threadwork which exclusive designers have been showing for two seasons has now reached these trade models, and so will be seen on general fashions. _ "Whole "■ yokes, sleeve tops, and designs -on skirts are worked in really lovely lace-like effects, and the onetone results of such work is exceedingly smart. Djallap is a new material that promises to be as popular as Kasha cloth was a few years ago. Djallap is a beautifully soft sheeny stuff with an Angora feel, warm but exquisitely light, the ideal material for our climates. Several of those models showed a new Elizabethan sleeve. These sleeves were long and fairly tight-fitting, except at the arm-hole, where, by a series of tiny gussets, the puff is made and the effect is very decorative. The' wide shoulder persists, with epaulets, some even padded! Tho waistline still rising and almost every suit skirt was made corselet style. Skirts are, if anything, a trifle shorter, i»nd flares as flares on skirts are fast' disappearing. ' There are many pleats -on tailored models, and here and there a wrap-round skirt. As I have observed before in these notes, those who can wield a crochet hook or knitting pins can save pounds by making several jumpers and blouses. These hand-knitted models are more popular than ever in both plain and fancy stitches. Striped in different stitches, of one colour or in different colours in the same stitch in both diagonal and horizontal stripes. Bed, white, and blue flag colours are popular with the bright young things, and these jolly little jumpers have polo collars and long sleeves, or round or V-necks, and short puff at the" top of the arms. As the cost of furs has decreased, fashion hafs made them exceedingly popular, and one literally sees armies of foxes, silver or white, or both. The newest fur tie shows two foxes with heads fastened at the back, in two skins to match, or one silver and «ne white—these especially, smart'with black and white models. A great many capes continue to please, and quite a number of these have deep band? of fur round tho bottom. This is a style that looks particularly well on soft woollen fabrics as well as on crepe or georgette summer models. The jewelled clip is still the favourite ornament, only like the fox, one of each no longer satisfies tho woman of fashion. Fortunately, there arc marvellous imitation clips at very reasonable prices.

r These are worn, ono on the bodice and one on the little cap, or two on the neckline. An ovening fad is to fasten two clips one each side of a curly coiffure. Which brings me to the vexed subject of hair-dressing. Every woman, to be fashionablo for the next three months at least, will have an ingenuous curly head. Long hair is dead, and the "wind blown" and lacquered straight ends framing the face are demode, and to be fashionable not one small end of uncurled hair must remain. Small kiss curls behind the ear with closely-curled ends low down all over the back of the head) and no parting.

Smart little bolero gown for ttvo materials. The bolero ends in a point at the back and buttons on to

the belt.

However, if a parting suits you best take my advice and wear one and adapt your curls to suit it. These curls are (ixed by a "point permanent" wave, and tho result is so attractive that everyone will adopt it in some form or another, for this is most emphatically not "just another hair-dresser's fad." Incidentally, it is most becoming with the "boater" hat, which, tilted forward, exposes the back of the hair. When this is a curly mass the effect is charming. It is the ideal coiffure for the boater, equally the boater is ideal for curly hair. The newest turban exposes the crown of the head. It usually consists of ribbons twisted round a head band. This resting on curls is twice as attractive as on a sleek head.

BUTH SIBLEY.