IN FASHION'S FOOTSTEPS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16735, 17 May 1922, Page 11

IN FASHION'S FOOTSTEPS.

NEW WAISTCOATS AND COLLARS.

There i 6 ixo doubt that the wome-n tt)k: are the best turned out are those are careful and troubled concerning all those little etceteras of fashion tLit)t do so much toward achieving the well-dressed look. At the present moment one of the most important sartorial changes ia the craze for waistcoat effects that are doing so much to brighten up the new tailor-made costumes. Th© smartest mode] waistcoats of the moment are those made of the glorious re lour-woven, silk fabrics which are the -rnnation in Paris just now. Destined ultimately to influence dress and destroy the craze for all-black toilettes that has reigned so long, these rich-looking materials a)*© making a sny appearance in the guise of long :,nr i short waistcoats, vests, and panels that are used to decorate coats and cv-afc frooks alike. Some of the prettiest of these new fabrics are woven in snob a manner that they produce Ihe fine effect oi »<nnd embroidery. while others show hnp shot and metallic effects.

Following the over-popular jumper ■ me. many of the newest model waistce.ats art* cut in such a manner that they reach nearly to the line of the bin, where they finish in a deeply friuged hem that, not infrequently, assumes the pioporlions of an apron front that l> extremely decorative.

A lovely wool poplin waistcoat showing a yellow background lias an allc\er chenille embroidery carried put in black or navy blue, and is finished with a 12-ipoh fringe of the chenille,. Born under a navy serge coat of exceedingly severe style, this fringe falls down the front oi the skirt and transforma what would otherwise I>© an uninteresting navy blue serge ooat and skirt into an exceedingly smart visiting sait. BEAUTIFUL BUTTON'S. Other smart waistcoats show charming colour-striped effects on neutral-col-oured backgrounds. Ornamental enamelled or handembrendered buttons ai \> to be used to decorate the very latent wfcistcaata. The question of collars al t o plays an all-raportant part in manv of the new waistcoats. These are equally fa ah ion able when made on neat right-fitting lines, or when they show the latest exaggerated flare that 1 hreatens to become grotesque. Quieter modes which have been introduced are pretty pleated organdi or georgette waistcoats made with meek-looking turned-down collars that are often orr.anientod with motifs and insert ions nf real Valenciennes or filet Lace. White linen wnisteoate of rather coarse weave aro trimmed with am art onyx or jet buttons. Black tulle and' organdi ‘ faistcoats .a.r© another novelty sent, forth by a cle-rer French drew dosignnr to decorate chalk-white. broadcloth coat and spilt costumes. Made with high frilled collar* anti frilled wristbands. these are ultra smart ; while a beautiful cream serge costume designed for wear at Monte Oarlo had a vermil- ! lion tulle waistcoat composed of a cascade of soft plc-ated frills to bring it | thoroughly up-to-date.