SMART ENSEMBLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22006, 12 January 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)

SMART ENSEMBLES

FOR BETWEEN SEASONS

SIMPLE LINES, SMART COLOURS

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The three-piece ensemble is the safest solution for tlie in-between season, it' one cannot have too many new garments, especially if the coat of the enfcmble is fairly long, if one must economise, it is wiser to choose a plain neutral colour for the main part of the ensemble —first, because it is less conspicuous and does not call attention to the fact that it is the same : suit worn differently; and secondly, be- j cause a neutral colour acts as a better j background for frequent changes of 1 blouses, accessories, etc. Vary Blouses and Jumpers The ensemble I have sketched is ! particularly useful. It has many new points, as in the shoulder stitching and sleeves. The skirt, though plain, is quite up to the minute, and, as you see, looks well with an afternoon satiu jumper, but would be quite in keeping with a plain morning shirt blouse. I have also sketched an alternative jumper blouse which would look quite complete when the weather makes a coat unnecessary. It is made in the popular checked material, which could bo woollen or taffetas. Notice also the little triangular pocket flaps, linked collar, and vestee with the checks placed the reverse way—all indicative of this \ 3 - ear's fashion. This may be in a splash of brilliant j colour to greet the sun. If you keep j gloves, hat and other accessories to j match the skirt, only one set is necessary. But whereas a small hat looks j better with a long coat, you could in- j dulge in a broad-brimmed straw hat j with the jumper blouse ensemble.

Beige, grey, dark blue and brown are good suggestions for colour back : grounds of which one is least likely to j tire. Vivid coral reds, bright lettuce and spinach greens, and golden yellows, are all good colours for contrast i Checked materials may be large in ! design or small, but if one is fairly slim j an important check or large broken pattern is more distinguished than the j small check. Worn Over Summer Frocks Again, a coat of this description is useful for putting over a summer frock in plain or printed crepe. That is one more reason for a neutral-coloured en- i semble, as it gives one a wide choice of colours and materials to wear beneath. Using another shade of the , main colour is smart, as in dark blue j and ice-blue, dark grey and silver grey, brown and mushroom pinky , beige. The boldly printed crepe j dress under a plain coat that takes up one.of the colours is a fashion that returns each summer. This year the smartest prints were j in two colours —white and one other —large white flowers on a blue ground, ! or the reverse, of blue flowers on a I white ground, etc. A fine lined, fairly i large white check on a coloured ground was another design used by the best dressmakers for these two-piece ensembles.