Sports Clothes For The Winter Games

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18976, 28 March 1936, Page 10

Sports Clothes For The Winter Games

OPORTS clothes for the winter games wore more attractive than ever at Home lust winter. These clothes always demand warmth, comfort, and tailored lines, which make them suitable for the occasion, and this is particularly true of the sports field. Hats of the pull-on variety are definitely the most popular. They tilt sharply over one eye, with the brim curving away from the forehead, thus displaying a neat coiffure, an essential feature of any sportswoman's appearance. Gloves of a matching colour with the 'hat are particularly smart. Chamois leather is being featured in all gloves, blouses, and jackets this season. One of the most important developments in sports fashions abroad is the almost universal use of the trouserskirt, usually with a disguising front wrap. The "skirts which show the division are for the youngster, not the adult. Golf always lends itself to smart dressing, and, although the skirt and blouse fashion is almost a uniform with associates, it is a uniform which allows of infinite changes and variations. Tweeds are always to be found with different designs; they are no longer quiet and heathery, but mixed with many colours, and quite outstanding, so that the clever tailor can cut a skirt that lias a line about it which makes it so very different from that of one's partner. The Real Variety. It is in the blouses and cardigans and sweaters worn with the skirts that the real variety lies. Suede coatees, with small breast pockets and sleeveless, have proved to be much-in favour with the golfers overseas. Frocks of Jersey wool have also made their appea'rance on the courses, and their tailored lines have won much admiration. Velvet has come into its own again, and is making its debut this season in scarves and stocks. For sports clothes any vivid combination of colours is recommended ■ this season. Three colours in one | suit are looked upon more favourably than two. Belts are as decorative as the wearer wishes them to be. They are a little narrower than those of last year, but the buckles arc outstanding.