Spring couture: a romantic, feminine New York wave
Top designers in New York showcase a light bright spring look with heavy use of white and soft woolens. Pastels deepen in sheer fabrics while bold colors require luxury fabrics and careful accessorizing. Bias cuts, long silks, and coordinated prints define the feminine trend as women embrace mature elegance over boyish styles. Tuesday: Coats and dresses.
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New York Couture Group
American Designers Group
New York
Pauline Trigere
Allie
Back To Being Feminine in New York Suit Designs
Fashion notes describe New York showings by American couture designers focusing on feminine suits. Emphasis on preeminent dressmaking over tailoring, with softened lines, thinner fabrics, and intricate cuts. Highlights include front-shaped jackets, various collar and sleeve options, longer jackets, and shaping details from designers like Ben Zuckerman Monte-Sano & Pruzan.
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New York
America
Couture
Ben Zuckerman
Monte-Sano & Pruzan
Raglan
Hats and dresses define spring fashion silhouettes
The feature surveys hat styles from wide brims to gossamer veils and new shapes inspired by nun coifs, with windblown berets and padre hats in silk and straw. It also notes evolving suit-and-dress ensembles, cover-ups by Trigere and Derby, and color trends from navy to pastels, plus fabrics like tweed and taffeta.
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Mr. John
Betmar
John Frederi¢s
Notre Dame
Emme
Ben Zuckerman
Mar. John
Jeft
Adolfo
John Frederics
Mr. Jehno
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Jane Derby
Hal
Herbert Levine
Adele
Maurice Rentner
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