INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4218, 21 January 1921, Page 4

INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS.

Upon every woman has been bestowed a certain manner —temperament, poise, call it what you will — an individuality of her own, that makes her a little or a good deal different from other women, and it is this individuality or personality that she should study when dressing. She will thus obtain a distinctive style .in dress —a thing that counts for much and means much more than gorgeous materials and. costly trimmings. Let individuality in dress, then, be the'keynote of a woman's wardrobe, not merely the blind following of fashion. Let her beware of adopting this and that style simply because it happens to be the very last word of the authorities, for that does not necessarily imply that it will be at all suitable to her particular type. Very few women scorn the subject of dress, but very few, also, give due importance to the great question of personality when a new vogue sets in. Becoming or unbecoming, the new fashion is worn, a*nd sometimes with disastrous results. It is always possible to tone down, or "amend," a fashion in such a way as to make it becoming to almost any personality, and as becoming dress means so mlch to the personal appearance, it is well worth while giving serious thought to individuality in dress as well as to the fashionable side only. Let "Dress according to your style" be the motto of every woman. Little personal defects can be hidden by dress, and so cleverly that none need ever guess the ruse; while on the other hand, personal charms can be accentuated without overdoing the matter. A woman should make a point of seeing that her whole appearance is in harmony—a point of which the Frenchwoman needs no reminder. The taste for pleats disappeared for a while, but with the spring has come a revival of the pleated skirt, which is, indeed, one of the most becoming fashions. ' Summer materials are made up with accordionpleats, while knife-pleats are reserved for the heavier skirts of navy serge and so on. A new little suit of pale grey whipcord looks very springlike and smart with its short, knifepleated rkirt and plain, hip-length coat, loose-fitting, of course, and worn'with grey shoes and stockings.