FASHIONS

Evening Star, Issue 22817, 27 November 1937, Page 28

FASHIONS

STRAIGHT FMM PARIS The sun has not gone from Paris, for and Parisienne carries it still on her, even on dull days. The fertile imagination of Parisian dressmakers is endless, and they have decided to delay the moment' by making comfortable and very smart tailor-mades for the late season, when the graceful : outlines of the female form divine will be hidden in thick coats. Even in winter, on days of medium temperature, we shall see women wearing tailor-mades. A lovely kind of grey fox (renard bleu), silver foxes, and astrakhan will be their chief ornament and placed in all positions either at the collar, or as pockets or at the hem, provided they give a note of elegance or originality. The tailormades are of two tints._ The skirt is of a dark colour and the jacket of lighter colour. One garnet tailor-made is trimmed with fur of the same colour. Dresses are of several tints. One, made of crepe, has a pink bodice, with a broad belt made of green crepe, the ends flowing on the side, the skirt is black. Ensembles under the coats are very fashionable. They are ornamented with fancy trimmings, embroideries, sequins, applications in bouquets, all these being of the most attractive effect. Some are ample, with godete, or have the fullness only on the front. They are short, ending just under the knee. Lame is this year extremely smart for semi-evening. Short dresses and tailormades are made entirely of it. One dressmaker presents an original semievening dress; reminiscent of “Merry Widow ” days, it is made of black thin wool, very ample, tight-fitting all over the body and close to the neck, with long sleeves, and shows an inside underskirt of multicoloured faille (a kind of taffeta). A small-brimmed_ hat lowered over the right eye and rising at the back, where an ostrich feather is set, accompanies it. Dressmakers give full scope to the Parisienne in the choice of her evening dresses. They are all very different. Some are of irregular length. Others are shorter than usual. They are either very ample or close-fitting all over the body. Gatherings and tiny pleats, incrustations of lace, embroideries, fancy stoned in beautiful designs are very abundant. The great society fancy dress ball held in the lovely gardens of the Palais-Royal last summer seems to have deeply impressed a number of the most famous Parisian dressmakers, who present in their collections evening dresses of frankly Empire style, of very simple outline, with a broad square or round decollete, the waist very high, puffy sleeves, the skirt entirely pleated or close-fitting, with a long sweeping train fixed to the wrist, and opened on the front, showing elegant footwear laced high up the calf with satin ribbons. Satin and velvet are very much in favour. A lam© very soft is much used for effects of fullness, but the latest novelty is. a splendid brocaded silk. As to new coats, redingotes lined with fur predominate. Yet there are some very ample fur coats, straight in the front, but full in the back, with four wide distinct godets, in India kid or astrakhan. They are almost of the same length as the skirt. One magnificent evening redingote is made brocaded with wide original copper embroideries on a red background. Long capes are in great favour. —Zelie.