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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1912
Page
16
Parisians begin choosing exclusive spring models in February with dressmakers and department stores lining up new gowns. Wealthy buyers secure advance sketches and custom pieces while bargain copies and down fabrics offer tempting prices, as shops flood with brocades silks and novelties ahead of summer wear.
Modern fashion sketches reveal plain skirts fading, replaced by flounced gowns in liberty satin and taffeta with six scalloped ruffles. Embroideries shift to simpler patterns. lace and Hamburg eyelet trim dominate in muslin, satin, and chiffon. Evening gowns favor black and white lace, silver embroidery, and rich wraps with metallic threads.
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