Ideas From Shakespeare
A VOUYG Danish designer was ‘ * milled upon to sketch a -series of hat suggestions for the English ' film production of “As You Like It,” in which the German actress, Elisabeth liorgno!', plays the leading feminine role.
He. made his characters appear so charming and delightful that at once milliners seized upon the idea as something on which to hang their next fashion story. They then set about searching the pages' of their Shaleespcarcs, and found 1 hat, in all of his plays, the went Elizabethan dramatist had dressed not only his women, but Ins men, ton, i" intriguing wear.
Tho Athenians, in “Midsummer Night’s Dream, ” provided inspiration with their curious neadpjeoe.s, mmoico above the ears. One leading milliner
has modernised them, and made hats ot black faille, with bunches of feathers, or flowers, or rosettes, at eii her side.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19028, 30 May 1936, Page 10
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