THE LATEST FASHION
LONDON, August 24,
A feature of the French seaside modes is the invisible gown. The skirt is slightly draped from the hips, and made of light rose-coloured silk or gauze on transparent crepe de chine. The corsage is of the same material, scantily lined with pink flesh-coloured satin.
Some ladies have gone even further, wearing flesh-coloured stocking tights and a dress lined with a material to match the colour of the wearer’s skin. The chief feature is the width at the hips and the narrowness of the dress below the knees. The w r aistcoat belts, which are made to fit around the hips instead of the waist, often measure 38in
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Otago Witness, Issue 3102, 27 August 1913, Page 26
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114THE LATEST FASHION Otago Witness, Issue 3102, 27 August 1913, Page 26
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