FASHIONS REVIVE PAST.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1939, Page 22

FASHIONS REVIVE PAST.

"To be strictly 1939, a girl must revive fashions introduced by ancestors whose names are now only, faded leaves on the family tree," says OrryKelly, creator of the early twentieth century costumes Bette Davis wears in "The Sisters," the Warner Bros.' picture; "The newest sleeve in the silhouette first appeared in, the sixteenth century fashion parade," the stylist explained. "The sleeve is long, fitted, and stands up abruptly almost at right angles with the shoulderline where it is; inserted. The thick soles, considered so radically new last summer, were also worn by sixteenth century .' ladies. "Hollywood is excited about doll-sized hats. Yet tiny hats, making no pretence of fitting the head but anchored to the coiffure by ribbons or hatpins, have appeared from time to time over a thousand-year period. Today's silhouette, which shows a full skirt and-a full bodice, has been seen among "European peasants for countless years. Revived from the period of 'The Sisters' are sailor hats, slim waistlines, and high simple necks. Oddly enough, it's the most modern woman who looks to her ancestors for modes of the moment."