Fashion Fads
“ANTI-DEPRESSION” STYLES. CHICAGO, August 6. Amos Parrish, a well-knowm. arbiter of fashions, addressing a convention of 1000 merchants from all over the States, announced that “anti-depres-sion” styles would rule feminine fittire this autumn. “Elation—that’s the word describing
the new styles for women,” ho said. “Everywhere they arc determined‘to get away from anything sombre. They 'want their attire snappy, colourful, and attractive.”
Mr. Parrish added that light silks and woollens would be the rule. Skirts would be 12 inches from the floor in the daytime, and full length in tho evening. .Collared coats would be worn with shoes that harmonised, but did not necessarily match. In brief, the fashions would be “good for what ails the world.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6629, 17 August 1931, Page 3
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118Fashion Fads Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6629, 17 August 1931, Page 3
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