London All Wool Trend Shows Slim Skirts and Clean Lines
Lightweight tweeds and crepe tweeds dominate the London display with dip-and-slit skirts and fully pleated or slim long skirts. Designers including Hartnell Worth Molyneux Mosca Amies Morton Russell Stieschel Delanghe present tailored town wear with contrasting colors black battle-green purple and navy flecked tweeds and padded jackets.
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Norman Hartnell
Worth and
Molyneux
Bianca Mosca
Hardy Amies
Digby Morton
Peter Russell
Phantom
Conker
Oe Locoat
Victor Stieschel
Angela Delanghe
Hats Feathery Embellishments Lead Seasonal Crown Styles
Current US designers favor jeweled trimmed and embroidered hats in metallic blues copper apricot silver gray and mauve pink. The bloused crown and draped fullness at the back or side define the new hat silhouettes for the season.
Short Jackets Dominate 2 Way Ensembles In Fashion Notes
Short jackets are the day’s fashion news as London couturiers focus on jacket ensembles for dinner and evening frocks amid fuel fears. Velvet and corduroy in deep purples and smoky browns appear, with practical styles in day wear and denim like fabrics featuring bishop sleeves, belts, and belt loops.
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Couturiers
Digby Morrison
THESE DUTCH PANCAKES MAKE QUICK COOKIES
A quick recipe for Dutch pancakes that uses flour butter jam eggs milk and sugar. The batter is heated then stiffened and allowed to stand an hour. Six plates are filled baked then stacked with warm jam between layers and dusted with sugar for five to six servings.
Hair Removing Tip for Winter Leg Care
A winter tip suggests using a hair removing disc to remove superfluous hair and then oiling the legs afterwards. The guidance advises against shaving the legs.
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Pierre Balmain
Sydney
David Jones
Evelyn Moore
Sunday Telegraph
M. Balmain
London All Wool Trend
Roy Mansfield
London Court
St. George's Terrace
Perth
Western Australia
Pearse Bros
Pearse Bros. Ltd
North Fremantle
Doris Yates
Corsetiere
William Street
UCL
Kee
Nla.gov
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