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Designers forecast the 1957 fashion shift toward softer silhouettes
New York designers forecast 1957 will blend 30s Chanel elegance with lighter, simpler shapes. Hemlines remain modest with ankle-length evening wear while waistlines return to normal. black recedes as violets and pastels dominate. Amusing shoes and smaller hats reappear as Millinery shifts from 1956’s all-enveloping styles.
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New York
Couture
New York Dress Institute
Tite Jewelry Industry Council
Babs Vierhaus
Millinery Institute
Dane Derby
Ann Fogarty
Harvey Berin
Mollie Parnis