LONDON DRESSMAKERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 110, 12 May 1933, Page 2

LONDON DRESSMAKERS

More and more Englishwomen are realising that London dressmakers can be as smart as French ones, and that British workmanship is often better, and London is vastly increasing its importance as a fashion centre. Tho Queen gives a lead to her subjects by always patronising British firms, and she was an interested spectator at a big fashion display at the White City recently. Here she was shown Ascot frocks of spriggen cotton, Winterhalter hats of tulle and tarlatan, “deerstalker” hats for sports, and a new colour for evening dresses called “stratosphere.” Each flowered cotton frock has its matching small-brimmed hat tilted to the right, and Dolly Varden hats in felt and straw are worn with tailored suits in white flannel, striped with blue. Among tho 1933 bea'ch wear shown to Her Majesty was an ensemble consisting of white linen trousers attached to a brassiere backless top, a naval cap and a navy blue top coat. This was an example of the many fashions influenced by the unabated craze for •cruising. Though trousers aro not yet popular off the beach, the example of Hollywood stars has.not passed unnoticed, and West End tailors predict that Englishwomen will definitely take to them within tho next few months. Already women’s plus-fours, cut the same as men’s, and made by a man’s tailor, have made their appearance at the dress shows.