Fashioning Fall and Winter Coats With Embroidered Detailing
The article details fall and winter coats emphasizing chenille embroidery and silk braid, favoring sleeve and panel motifs over the body. It notes varied trimmings, colors from browns to blues, and silhouettes from cape-like wraps to tailored coats, with emphasis on luxury fabrics, fur edges, and practical yet stylish designs. It cites separate coats, light coats with dark frocks, and short innovative styles as season standards.
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Meg
Beason
Fabrice
Hasan
Exquisite Velvet and Maire Handbags Show Distinctive Fashion
Fashion notes two standout handbags with quiet elegance and practical design. The maire bag features velvet brocade, a slender silver frame, amethyst accents, and a green chiffon lining with a change purse and powder-box. Another velvet model uses gold filigree, apricot silk lining, and a small coin pocket.
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Maire
Velvet Bags and Purses Then and Now in Fashion
The article surveys a range of women’s accessories from velvet and brocade bags to moon purses and vanity cases. It notes clever watch bags with removable timepieces, swagger bags with hidden compartments, and various frame materials from galalith to gold. It highlights colors like green and blue, ornate embroidery, and petite Japanese purses for coins.
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Morocco
Autumn Bride Fashion Aids for a Practical Gown and Accessories
The piece guides the modern bride to invest in quality yet sensible items for the wedding wardrobe. It highlights a daffodil yellow crinkled silk crepe negligee with a tailored coat, red and silver brocade mules, a black lace boudoir cap, and ivory satin corsets with orange blossom embroidery. It notes the resurgence of face edged handkerchiefs for the wedding day.
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