The Best-dressed Women

Southland Times, Issue 22487, 23 January 1935, Page 5

The Best-dressed Women

It is my belief that Copenhagen now enjoys the reputation of being the gayest capital in Europe; that it has become, in fact, the Vienna of the north, states an overseas writer. Appropriately enough, these Danish girls are all beautifully dressed. Indeed, their sartorial perfection is a trifle overwhelming.

I think there may be a psychological reason for all this glitter. Nowhere is beauty more commonplace than in Denmark; almost every girl is a living symphony in white and gold. Therefore the Danish girl feels that she has to dress the part. To make her face stand out in the crowd she strives to become the embodiment of what the best dressed girl should wear. Consequently they all look like mannequins. Yet, although there are many interesting foreign types of women with a reputation for chic, I have yet to be convinced that they can beat the Englishwoman. I once declared that London girls were the epitome of feminine smartness. That still holds good. The beauty of it is that the welldressed Englishwoman can wear anything—and get away with it. She is marvellous in tailor-mades, and her dresses can be dreams. She is neither a peacock nor a mannequin; but her clothes have that smart correctness which is essentially English Her piquant personality is best displayed by . styles combining the sophistication of Mayfair with the fresh charm of an English April. In spite of fierce foreign competition, the girls we see in Bond street, the women we meet in Ranelagh and Cowes are still the best-dressed in the world.