Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19


81, looks like a debutante and de:
she has a studio" IN her home
professionally made clothes. most {
1t is her ambition to be top-nc
many girls with dreams, but little
toward that goal.
Washington. of course, is not
much for fashion inspiration in
the way of designing and creating
so this young lady went to New York
to study and watch and learn. Then
she came back and put what she
had learned into practice in the lit
tie studio. Her reputation began
to grow and the women who dis
covered her ability and clever
handling of fabric, line and detail
pronounced her wonderful.
Saturday came the biggest mo-
ment so far in our heroineS design
ing career. She staged her own fash
ion show at luncheon at down.
town hotel and displayed l8 cos
tunes of her own creation on some
of the towns loveliest models.
Present were hundreds Of women
including the fashion press and all
were enthusiastic in their praise of
lingerie. dresses, suits and evening
gowns
In the last war, many designers
who now are world-famous figures
got their start in just as modest a
way. This time, with America very
definitely tops for fashion, there
should be new group of talented
designers who will create clothes
suited to a different way of life and
who will overcome restrictions and
regulations through sheer ingenuity
So keep an eye on these young
sters. 1t may well be that in few
years you'll speak as reverently of
them as you do now of Clarepotter
Mainbocher and Louiseboulanger
OTHER WASHINGTON DATA:
Our favorite fashion story of the
week is about the Washington lady
who wanted to go to charity ball
and found herself in the not-so-
unusual position of having no way
to get there. So, because she was
going to wear full evening regalia,
and because it was for a cause"
she called her ration board and
asked permission to drive. OF
course, the answer was no" Then
she called cabs, with no success
whatsoever. Finally, she hit upon
the idea of public transportation,
out not being confirmed streetcar
rider, she decided to call the transit
company for further details.
A weary voice answered the
phone at the company headquar-
tiers, and our heroine asked brightly,
rs it all right to wear an evening
dress on your streetcar?" There
was a moment of dead silence, and
then came the reply, Lady, we
don't care what you wear, just SO it
Isn't bathing suit"
The above story, silly but true,
does bring up a question for con-
liberation next summer. AS you
probably know, public transporta-
ton and public opinion has frowned
on the wearing of playsuits or
shorts in these crowded caravans.
But now, with the pleasure driving
ban and all, what's going to hap
pen when our modern maidens want
to go to the tennis courts by street
car or bus, appropriately clad? 1t
Is hoped they'll add an easily re-
movable skirt. but chances are that
more than one will insist upon
dressing as for a summer resort.
And we can hear the conservatives
end the conductors screaming now
Or are We crossing bridges?
Another angle of the pleasure
driving ban is that the attendance
at fashion shows, surprisingly
enough, has fallen off very little, if
at all The regular Saturday lunch
con shows are still playing to ca
pacity audiences that arrive on foot
or by public transportation.
Rumors are. however, that the
Office of Defense Transportation
is going to make a gentle request
that fashion revues which will lam
up" rush-hour traffic be eliminated.
Also to be lessened are shows held
In buildings which ordinarily would
not be heated at that hour. And,
of course, any fashion show which
entails any amount of travel is just
s'out the window" Add all this to-
gether and it may spell fewer fash
ion shows or at least ones held at
different hours in different places
than at present.