NEW COLOUR EFFECTS
Kasha and ombre cloths are greatly used. The former is expensive but delightful: it ha 3 a good many imitators. The ombre (or shadow) cloths are striking to see en masse. One edge is always very pale—just cream or biscuit or cloud-grey—and then a whole colour-gradation develops till the other edge is dark brown, navy, tangerine, sapphire or emerald. When used for dresses and coats wo generally see the dark edges at the hem and the lighter part near the face. In addition to the ombre effects there are very attractive lighttoned cloths with deep border of stripes In colour contrast, or some bold geometric design, or one of flowers. All these things provide immense variety in the make-up when placed in the hands of capable and artistic designers. In more delicate fabrics for evening dresses, and for theatre wraps there are ombre velvets and velvet-embossed ninons that simply are too tantalising to look at if they are outside the limits of the moderately-filled purse.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3537, 19 February 1927, Page 5
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168NEW COLOUR EFFECTS Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3537, 19 February 1927, Page 5
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