The Style Forecast

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 July 1927, Page 17

The Style Forecast

a HE silhouette will remain straight and slim, without any radical changes, though the waistline will continue its en-

Skirts of all dresses will remain unchanged as to length, and for daytime wear will be of even length all round. In the evenings we will permit them to sweep the floor . . . not in a good old Victorian manner, but by subtle side dips or backward cascadings . . - dipping or swaying ... of taffeta or gleaming cloth of silver they will daintily dance their way into .'emin ine favour. Morning, noon and night the bolero influence will insist in a hundred different expressions . . . each distinctively charming in its own dapper way. The long sleeve will be almost universal, except, of course, for evening and some sports dresses. It may be wide or close-fitting, or again it may follow the dolman trend, extremely wide of armhole and slender of wrist.

BLACK AND WHITE IN CHIC ALLIANCE Black and white will be as popular as ever, either separately or in chic alliance, while for evening wear unrelieved white will be le dernier cri “She shall scintillate wherever she goes” would appear to be the slogan of the designers when they reated most of the new evening gowns, for Milady will find herself commanded to wear diamante, sequins and paillet tes in a glittering succession of beauty at eventide. In the millinery world there will be bat little change. The trying vogue of the extremely high hat is disappearing, leaving a charmingly evolved mode that may be adapted to the indi vidual face with the utmost ease Either small or large ... of the übiqui tous felt or of a host of charming straws and fabrics will the spring millinery be fashioned in tones to harmonise with our gowns, while trimmings will be as varied as they are to be beautiful, and include feathers, flowers and ribbons.

deavour to regain its normal position. As yet, no one has been bold enough to attempt to raise it without the aid of som - clever form of camouflage. Actually our waists will continue to hover round our hips, though in many eases swathings, pleats and snug hip yokes will be used to give the waistline a semblance of naturalness. Pleats will continue to give freedom and movement to skirts of every type, while in some of the smartest gowns they will be deftly set into a caressing yoke to ensure our hips maintaining an illusion of sylph-like slenderness.