New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
BY JULIA BLANSflAl,D NEA Service Writer


 Now York. April 17.-A study in the importance of tn" individual lh the field of costume designing IS re- lccted in q current exposition here,
 Preparing for the Architectural urd Allied Arts Exposition this month. contest was held by scV- eral schools Of costume de>lgnlnG. In the modern manner, skyscrap- CTS were chosen as the inspiration for certain moIerniSuc dress de- signs. The results proved q num- Der of things.
 In the first place. fen times as many designers chose the famous Woolworth Building for the lh- spiration as chose any other new rr skyscrapor. In in" second place of those selecting the NooIwortlII Buildings. DO two worked out their design in anything like the same way.
 T.avman are in the habit Of thinking designers, especially Paris designers, get together and more Or less decide what to put over OH the great public. This exhibition shows in conclusive fashion that d. yersitv of fashions is really noth'nS more or less than an indication ol the individuality with which d'sigh- CTS work.
 Intcrprctations Varied
 one girl interpreted the N'r'l'al lines Of thr Woolworth building and tower by a series Of tinc Pleata Another confined hers 10 fine Use of heavy. vertical lines without snow ing the tower. one designer took slauting-upWards from-the-stro"i view of the skyscraper and had the long lines of braid converge towards the necklin".
 One clever design shows a suit design with the body of the bulld- ing made Of printed materldl against a background Of plain fap- riC. some used contrasting lace and fabric, others buttons, stripes, cu-outs. appliqnod designs, -eIh- broidcry and two kinds of lace
 This vogue for shyscrap'r de signs extends beyond dresses Hats appear with decorations Ik' tie Greensboro bridge. the 1t11 'o"- CT the Chaniu building, th" Para mount. Shoes. bags, scarf& all re- fleet this vogue. set ol hl]ddi lingerie has it's beige Alehcoh Iaoc staggered iii real skyScrapor set back manner up the front rahelS.
 The skyscraper costumes are oilite fascinating and offer all man. nrr of interesting experiment m le way of contemporary design. Also they may prove quite dNtriln@. h. stead of saying, "IJ1 talk tehr laNen- der crepe frock." one may say m LII" future, Give me the Nonl"orIh tower dress. in mauyc. please. OF those fortunate enough 10 haN" maids may phone home and say, ''Celeste. lay out my New Yorker Hotel, please"
 Three Of the most interesting Woodwork Building designs i'll the exposition use. respectively, chiffon and lace, satin and flat crepe for their media.
 The chiffon and lace evening gown is extremely charming. Off white chiffon makes the body Of the gown. with lace fashionlnG a regular WoolWortn tower up the front of it and trailing behind iii a modish fIouncc.
 How Height l. Achieved
 The pastel colored flat crepe frock applies vertical pleats 10 give the effect Of extreme height, the pleated skirt having marked sem blance 10 the body of the building. with pleats reaching clear up on" side of the waist, expressing the tower idea Contrasting banding out lines the jagged skyline of the tower.
 The satin design for dinner gown is perhaps even more origi- nal than the others for it takes the Woolworth Building at night. with it's windows lighted and makes panels against the black satin o' that outline. Done in crystals or even white touches of fabric this window panel effect is startlingly original and charming.
 New, unusual and very interest ing. these. skyscraper designs are more than contemporary. They really mark depart ure in design and q tendency 10 look 10 the ma chine age for art inspiration.
 
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