WOMEN’S DRESS ILLUSION.
AIR OF TALLNESS GIVEN BY .STYLES. “How tall the mannequins are this season!” remarked a woman at one of the week's dress shows to the master of ceremonies who was directing the parade of autumn fashions. “They are the same mannequins you saw in the summer and also at last winter’s display,” was the reply. The autumn mannequins have not added a single inch to their stature, it is the picture frocks that are producing the illusion of a new race of daughters of the gods! The new draperies give dignity. The skirt-line with its quaint dip at the back and sides makes the wearer ■look taller. This was noticeable at Paul Caret ? s display when the new order of evening frock appeared in its picturesque form. A deep sky-blue taffeta, for example, patterned all over with flowers in a darker shade, with pannier hips and the sloping skirt line, gave an unfamiliar impressiveness to modern evening costume.
Evening wraps, which maintain the same line to harmonise with their gowns, accentuate this look of sudden tallness.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 December 1927, Page 17
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179WOMEN’S DRESS ILLUSION. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 December 1927, Page 17
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