THE VERY LATEST

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20587, 28 November 1936, Page 20 (Supplement)

THE VERY LATEST

LACE IN THE LIMELIGHT ONCE AGAIN

Lace is staging a “come-back.” First it crept into fashion by tiny hat veils. Now, under the patronage of the three Royal Duchesses, it is to be the most important material for Christmas ball dresses.

I saw the patterns chosen by the three Duchesses—the Duchess of York, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duchess of Kent—at a very beautiful exhibition arranged in London by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Nottingham, the town where much of Great Britain’s lace is made. The exhibition was in honour of National Lace Week. The Duchess of York has chosen lace in her favourite shade of grey, with a tiny leaf pattern worked in fine silk threads. The delicate colour will accentuate the gold threads in her brown hair and the vivid blue of her eyes.

The Duchess of Gloucester, brunette and hazel-eyed, chosen a heavy clinging, beige-and-coffee lace woven in a conventional pattern of flowers and leaves. She Intends to wear it, I understand, over a rich oyster satin slip. The Duchess of Kent has chosen one of the new coronation colours—a vio-let-blue which has the regal title of “Coronation Blue”. The lace itself is a bold oak-leaf pattern which show- up to best advantage when worn over a pale slip. The colour will suit her creamy complexion and dark brown hair most admirably, and the blue lace, as a result, is expected to be one of the most popular evening gown materials for the coming months.

Paris, too, is using lace this year for dinner gowns, tunics, and even tailored afternoon frocks. Fine black lace is used over gold lame with great effect.