BRITISH TWEEDS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 145, 19 May 1930, Page 11

BRITISH TWEEDS.

Hundreds of yards of British tweeds have been used by one firm for sports suits. Several two-piece ensembles included a three-quarter length cape, one of flecked grey tweed being specially attractive. Another cape, in vivid blue wool crepe, was made like an Italian military cloak and was lined with pink printed chiffon to match the gown it accompanied. IN QUIETER TONES. Most of the tweeds shown in London recently were in beige or the warmer tones of grey, flecked or with quar-ter-inch checks. This called for vivid decorative touches in the ensemble — for example, a scallop-edged coat was lined with the scarlet crope-de-chino of the frock worn beneath it. The spring collection shown by another firm echoed the Paris dress shows in modified style. Every model displayed, unless an actual French original, has been designed by an Englishman who pays a monthly visit to Paris for inspiration. But most of his gowns are made from British materials, and all are carried out by British workers.