WHAT WOMEN WEAR.
Q._ AND WHAT WOMEN WERE. EVIDENTLY A REVIVAL. CHICAGO, Sept. 17. Women who keep men guessing are always the most attractive. Designers of recent fashions have overlooked this essential point. They have left women almost entirely without hidden possibilities. If she is knockkneedl or bandy the fact is made appallingly public. , Fashion experts from all parts oi U.S.A. are at present holding a convention in Chicago, and leading dress designers emphasise in their speeches the allure of concealment in clothing. It has been decided that skirts and sleeves must come down, and necks come up. No more will the flapper roll her stockings and display flesh tints. Delegates consider the trend of fashion is towards mid-Victorian styles, and that to praise a trim ankle will be as far as a man can go. Probably the withdrawal of competition will mean increased business for the roof garden fo 1 lies.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 September 1925, Page 9
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