The SPOTLIGHT on HOLLYWOOD

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)

The SPOTLIGHT on HOLLYWOOD

■PILM fashions play a definite " part in modern dressing, but, being situated as far away from Paris and Hollywood as we are in New Zealand, it is difficult to assess how much we owe to the one and how much to the other of the world’s fashion centres. In discussing Hollywood, one cannot overlook Travis Banton, noted designer, and it is interesting to note that he has selected Carole Lombard, the beautiful Paramount star, as being Hollywood’s best-dressed woman. For long past Banton has refused to take part in such a controversy as this—for which the consequences to himself must be terrific, surrounded as he is by scores of film stars, so that one can but admire the courage which makes possible such a decision. However, he is wise enough to say that he considers many stars to be exceptionally smart about clothes and feels that Hollywood is so full of chic feminine players that any girl bearing the “best-dressed” title has to keep pretty busy to hold it. However, with Carole Lombard’s consistently extensive personal wardrobe and her constant adherence to fashion’s most exacting laws, Banton has decided that Carole, above all others, really deserves the credit

which this title conveys. Always ready to launch a new vogue, always anxious to try something different, and always perfectly garbed and groomed for every occasion, Carole rises to supremacy. “People always wonder why some blonde hair is so dull. I have a simple little trick which keeps mine bright and shining. After my shampoo I use just one tablespoon of vinegar in the lukewarm rinse water. This adds a reddish glint, which is very beneficial to blonde hair, says Gertrude Michael.

Conspicuous amongst the new sea-/ son gowns in Hollywood is glitter and more glitter. A formal evening gown worn by Kathleen Burke is a soft, pastel blue in colour, the dress being decorated with circles of tiny crystal beads. The low back of the gown and the panel draperies carry out the sophistication which the train suggests. Some highlights of Hollywood fashions are: Elissa Landi—sapphire blue velvet with a luxurious mink cape and muff. Wendy Barrie—summery and advance model of white chiffon with a very bouffant hemline of petalled chiffon. Sandra Shaw (Mrs. Gary Cooper)—amethyst velvet with a wrap of yellow chartreuse quilted crepe. Ann Sheridan — black and white satin. Kathleen Burke—wine red velvet gown and a black velvet wrap.