Sackcloth For The Spring

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18064, 15 April 1933, Page 10

Sackcloth For The Spring

THE full banquet of spring modes 1 was served to the trade buyers and others in Paris last month. Fashion appears lo be taking gaily to sackcloth, and though the traditional ashes are omitted, all manner of string and twine-knitted or woven fabrics have commended themselves to many of the Paris dress designers who have launched their spring styles.

Plaited twine belts encircle the waistline, which important detail, by the way, may be high, now, ,or natural. It depends on the individual designer and the puritosc of the garment. The skeleton coat, another striking novelty that is carried out in one of these queer new twine canvas woven fabrics, is made without sleeVes and has a three-quarter length tunic effect split up one side with a trimming of black fox at the hem. Ono model was shown worn over a earr,oty red crepe do chine dress. Window cording is used chiefly to give the line of a belt on lainage frocks.

The carroty red shade just mentioned is making- a bold bid for favor and is being used to cheer up the greige and beige tones. New shades are pumpkin yellow and the paler “gold button" yellow, and a good deal of pink runs through the various collections.