IDEAS OF LINGERIE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19959, 17 November 1934, Page 11

IDEAS OF LINGERIE

INFLUENCE OF FASHIONS Dainty lingerie has a fascination all its own. The average woman, despite what fashion decrees, is a law unto herself where “undies” are concerned. Fashions change just as frequently in lingerie as they do in the outer garments women wear, but they are not always heeded. During the period when fashion insisted on unadorned lingerie, there were always women who defied fashion and wore their “undies” lace trimmed. The fastidious woman has always favoured the hand-made garment. The cut is the thing in modern lingerie. This note is dominant in the “undie” that are being prepared for trousseaux these days. Width with freedom of movement has been eliminated in nighties, which are now cut on Empire lines with shortwaisted bodies and quaint puff sleeves, allied to close-fitting skirts, long enough to cover the toes. The style is in direct opposition to the ankle length night robe which came in with the craze for mannish dressing gowns and abbreviated kimonos. Delightful accessories are matching jackets. Pink, in pale, soft tones, is still the most favoured colour, but one bride to be is having several sets of triple ninon and soft washing satin made in the new shades of ice-blue. One expert needlewoman who specialises in “undies” is using less and less lace and more drawn thread work and delicate applique hand embroidery. She declares that most brides prefer the plainer styles, relying on beautiful material and a moulded cut. “Some of the prospective brides who come to me are very hazy about laundering their lingerie, and I am frequently asked for instructions as to how to wash what they buy. I tell them anyone can learn to wash carefully, but it takes a skilled hand to iron.”