Evening star., 1943-08-08
Double the Color, Double the Chic

1t looks like fashion is playing
q game Of double or nothing"
this year. Certainly three of the
newest fashions 60 by twos, two
colors, two fabrics and, of course,
the two-piece look. Sometimes
they go two-by-two as in the
two-piece, two-color suit or the
one-piece dress that makes
smart surprise" use of two fab
RIGS in two colors.
Throughout the fall collections
you'll Finland fall for-duo-
color fashions. Attractive and
appealing color contrasts flash in
many ways, adding interest to
the very slim silhouette. Some
simple contrasts pose a one-color
top on another color skirt; others
are more complex and set the de-
sign theme for the dress, such as
narrow insets Of color used to
spike the simplicity Of a dark
dress in bands, bodice and skirt
inserts, etc. A good example is
Claire McCardells wool and jer-
sey side - button dress with
Kelly green bracelet length
sleeves and matching green tie
belt. This dress design plays a
nice variation on the theme of
color contrast.
One of the prettiest-and most
practical-versions of the two
color fashion is the black dress
with pretty contrast color used
to light up the face. You'll also
like the two-piece effect dress
where the entire front Of the
bodice is in one color playing
against the rest of the frock, and
the shirtwaist dress with bright
wool top and black crepe skirt all
tn one piece.
This fashion of two colors is a
very fiattering one because 1t has
a slimming effect in a break
the-line" sort of way. Also the
contrast color is usually handled
so that the dark tone Sims your
figure while the bride shade
lights up your face.
You will see from the illustra-
tion on this page how versatile
is this use of two colors. It can
be young, and not so young; 1t
may be simple enough for
career-campus purposes, yet rich
enough for the most gala in
formal dinner party. A good
accessory trick in completing a
two-color dress is to repeat the
bright color in hat and gloves for
q smooth, fashion-plate effect.
Part of this fashion, too, is the
popular jumper and blouse or
skirt and blouse within the limits
of which fashion you can create
color effects to the end of the
rainbow. Many of the newest
suits, also feature colors by twos.
You might find one with a China
Jade Qush blue-green color top
with a black skirt, or China pink
top with brown skirt. Then you
could buy-or make-a dark
jacket to go with the skirt, and
two blouses-one dark, one bright
and 60 on from there practic-
ally indefinitely with all the
makings of a smart go-together
wardrobe.
Long dresses go out to dinner
by twos-that is, two colors to-
gether. Many of the simple din
ner crowns have bright blouse
tops or bright sashes for a splash
OF color. One of the prettiest
we've seen is a one-piece rayon
jersey with a soft-shouldered
black top and flaming skirt,
girdled in beaded turquoise-a
dress simple enough for home en-
tertaining, startling enough to
create an impression on that
service man on furlough. Incl
dentally, if you are the proud
possessor of a simple black blouse
1--WE say proud possessor" be-
cause they're hard to find these
days. you might be a smarty and
create the same effect by buying
q bright evening skirt to 60 with