PARIS FASHIONS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 96, 6 April 1934, Page 12

PARIS FASHIONS

TREND FOR THE SPRING. An outline of the trend of Pane fashion* was given to a “ Post ’ ’ representative by Monsieur P. Pellier, a French business man residing in Sydney, who is returning to Australia by the Maunganui after a business trip to the Continent and the United State* of America. “I am convinced that the new spring lines will not be tumultuous not much different from what they were last spring,” said M. Pellier. “They will consist in the use of new fabric*. The skirts will be very narrow, although a little longer, sleeve* will be large with not so much fullness on the shoulders, and the necks will be high Most of the collections are shown in black, but I must say that the blues are also in vogue. Many of the new figures are very different. They are frequently severe, especially in certain woollen materials which are used for tailored suits. Afternoon ensembles are made of taffetas, faille, or surah, aid silk mousseline and lace are making very vaporous evening frocks. “The skirts made tof taffetas ara narrow. All the fullness is at the back in long flares. The coats made of surah have big sleeves, large towards the end, while the ‘ampleur’ (fullness) is more and more arranged in the back and sometimes starts very short. For instance, in evening frocks which have long trains, this fullness is arrived at by an encrusted point behind the skirt, lower than the knee. In the dresses made of silk mousseline there are two or three thicknesses, very straight in front, but an undulating flare goes from the waist to the train, or there is a very low pleat. I have seen a few models in which a knot has been placed low at the back of the skirt, and under the knot all the flares necessary for walking are gathered. “Mae West’s influence has not yet brought back to us the roundish forms, and the ladies for a few months longer will stick to their diet of raw tomatoes and green vegetables. “For the daytime the skirts of tailored suits and the simple frocks are frequently open (dans le bas). The sleeves are important, and of various shapes. Tn a good Paris house they are nearly always different from the ensemble. A navy blue frock will have big folded balloons in white striped blue silk or printed mousseline or white pique. On the coat there is * large sleeve folded above the elbow to let pass a second narrow sleeve. The fullness is always at the elobw, so the shoulders are not so much accentuated.”