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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1955
Page
13
Genevieve Fath, widow of Jacques Fath, unveiled a new collection in Paris that preserves the House of Fath tradition of feminizing fashion while meeting the high standards that made the label famous.
Paris reports that Christian Dior's A Y collection uses bosom binders to flatten the bust in the 1920s style. Models appear to wear new bras or binders to achieve a higher smaller silhouette while evening gowns remain low cut and foundation minimal.
Genevieve Fath, heir to the late Jacques Fath label, presented two Paris spring silhouettes the Drinking Straw and bell-skirted princess line. The collection marks a pivotal moment as Genevieve, once the designer’s top model, accepts leadership after Jacques Fath’s death from leukemia.
A 1955 newspaper item offers a yogurt based fruit dressing, notes a 12 calorie per tablespoon serving, and promotes broiled grapefruit with optional sugars or spices. It also describes a corn meal dish and advertises a Diet and Like It booklet with calorie planning tips and a mailing offer.
Glazed white collars and cuffs featured on little girl garments. Glamorous cocktail dresses in black displayed with narrow three quarter length sleeves and crescent necklines filled with white organdy, reflecting a Fath feature.
A fashion studio display reveals a collection built on elegance and taste. Designer Fath creates womanly shapes with tight corsets, wire belts, and long torso gowns. The princess line and bellskirt silhouettes emphasize a suspended effect, highlighting refined tailoring and studio craft.
Practical notes on sock care and laundering with tips to mend before washing and rub spots with fingers. Instructions cover rolling wool socks in towels to speed drying and limit shrinking, plus methods for cleaning shoe stains and a brief food-related clipping description.
Dr Sigmi Falk of Coe College presents a lecture titled Tragedy Aeschylus to Tennessee Williams at Peoples Church Cedar Rapids Friday at 6 p.m. as part of an eight item Religion and Art series.
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