Fashion Forecast for 1951 Silhouettes and Fabrics
Prominent designers Jimmy Gordon and Mrs. Oteal Elliott forecast two main silhouettes for 1951 with ultra slim suits and street dresses alongside full coats and afternoon wear. Expected color contrasts, two-fabric combinations, and double details across garments mark a bold, era defining trend. Folded in are rising necklines, exposed backs, broadened shoulders, and unpressed hems signaling a dramatic, feminine renaissance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Gordon
New York
Chicago
Sarah Vaughn
Billie Holliday
Jersey
Oteal Elliott
Oteal School of Dressmaking
A Woman's Viewpoint on Free Speech in Chicago
Margaret Goss Burroughs discusses Oscar Brown Jr. a Chicago based The Negro News commentator whose program faced censorship after praising Paul Robeson and urging Black rights. Station owners demanded script pre review and replacement of the commentator. Negro sponsors and listeners protested as support for Brown grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Canada Lee
Oscar Brown Jr
Paul Robeson
WGES
Lutherans Propose Interracial Church in Washington
The Lutheran Ministerial Association, covering 33 area churches, urged establishing an interracial Lutheran church in downtown Washington after a three month study on responsibility to win Black believers. It calls for an inclusive church with interracial staff and for existing churches to consider remaining at current sites on an interracial basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ANP
Lutheran Ministerial Association
Association
C. T. Nelson
Augustana Church
William Schiebel
Mount Olive
J. H. Somersville
Our Redeemer
Arnold P. Kellar Jr
Church of the Reformation
Augustana
Keller Memorial
Luther
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Goss Burroughs
William Pindfr
Miami, Florida
Missouri Synod
American
United
Maryland Synod of the
United Lutheran Church
Bolestore Colon
St. Nicholas Ave
New York, N
Brown’s Taxi Service
Cadillac
N.W
8Th Street
Nightingale School of Nursing
5Th Street
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