EVE'S DRESS

Evening Star, Issue 20313, 23 October 1929, Page 1

EVE'S DRESS

i>M TO VI6TC:J/.HISfil LONDON, October 2. Ankles will be ;i novelty, calve.. a mystery, and knees only a memo*. A tiio latest diess detains become pop. r. “ Back to Victorianism ” is the si n of tbo autumn dress designer- .t lleviile's, whose show proves tha. ,o cycle is complete, for tube dressc; are gone, and ri'ilks-.aud flounces and . ng skirts are back in favour. “It is the greatest revolution n twenty lleviile’s W the special of the ‘ Sun ’ “ Victorianism lias been modernised to provide for the absence of voluminous underclothing.” A rear view of many of the evening dresses makes the wearer appear stripped to the waist, except for a .-po of jewels, from which the # whole tires* hangs, the front view discloses only the neck. Most of the models are it round the waist and hips, and ..u«r away, often sweeping the ground with trains. Black is the most popular colour for evening year. Afternoon gowns arc made in flowing linos, one having a four yard applegreen train and a Medici collar. Outdoor frocks continue to be short, just below' the knee. Jewellery will be displayed more lavishly, and'bracelets of beaten gold and platinum, bright-coloured stone, jade and gold plaques, topaz and aquamarine necklaces will be worn.