The Washington times., 1934-08-16
Hi9h|ights Of
L dnvin S Opening

probation which the great dress
makers of Paris are putting on
the silhouette for fall and win
ter styles varies with the ideals
which the StyliStS of each Of
the dressmaking houses con-
Ceive to be the most effective
and popular.
Lanvin, whose collection al
ways attracts great deal of at
tention, shows straight line with
full sleeves and points; capes
are emphasized and neck lines
have points and hood effects.
Folded collars are in evidence.
For the evening, the decolletes
have wing or fan effects and
back panels are also used to
form trains. The evening line
is close fitted.
New Materials
This house, like so many
others of the leaders, is giving
special prominence to new types
of materials. For afternoon
wear some beautiful things are
being shown in bright satin:
rayon velvet and rayon Clocky
Satins and lame with relief
stripes. In general, this house
shows very fancy fabrics. 1t is
displaying for the evening quite
lot of uncrushable velvets,
some corduroy, ribbed lame and
duventine for coats. Morning
materials are chiefly plain.
There are some striped jerseys,
velours de laine, and angoras.
Interesting COlOrs
The color schemes shown by
Lanvin include dark greens and
brick for morning; black, pur-
pie, ocean blue and grey for att
ernoon; light cherry, purple,
white and black, and emerald
green for evening. In many
cases the white and black is
combined with gold or silver.
Accessories Important
The accessories show plenty
of buttons, chiefly in plastic
materials. They, too, are sim
pie, many of them having metal
rims or a bead in the center.
In some cases the plastic but
tons are square, with the cor
ners turned up. LanVln also
shows some buckles in self
material. For evening there are
accessories which give the air
of brilliance. Plenty of gold
and silver kid is in evidence for
trimmings, and many of the
evening dress straps are span
gled. Sequins are also shown
on Jackets.
Wells are with uS-and in a
thousand new and fascinating
fashions. Milliners are using
wells in their new stiffened soft
ness for trimming, in the latest
circular effects, full II inches
wide. Molyneux, for example,
employs a veil on the crown to
widen a flat beret and make 1t
more flattering. The veil, gath
cred closely at the sides and
quite flat across the front, eX-
tends in a flat half circle a full
four inches beVOnd the hat.
This same yelling, which IS
slightly softer than erin, is also
to be utilized by the dress
makers, and we can look for
ward to seeing it in half a
dozen houses as collars, jabots,
and all the new furbeloWS with
which it is rumored Dame Fash
ion intends to deck us this
winter.
Molyneux is introducing an
other new yelling with an en-
broidered lace border in gold
thread couple of inches wide
at its edge. Particularly ettec-
tive on one of the halo hats,
which are bit trying on any
but the youngest face, it gives
the chance for the rest Of us to
indulge in this sort of headgear
and find it becoming.
Talbot always has new ideas,
and now she is using wells as
back drop" to the flat felt hats
which are like exaggerated pan
cakes. Their lacineSs is an
other one of those flattering
things which women are apt to
adore.