Evening star., 1947-07-22
Fashion Forecast
By EIeni

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 22.-Two
designers have come out with state
ments to the effect that ladies to
be in style this year you are going
to have to toss all Of last year. S
clothes away"
They are Adele Simpson and
Brownie. Other designers haven't
come right out and said 1t, but the
fact remains that there will be a
lot Of changes made. Make no bones
about it-everybody Is "in the act
whether they state it or not. The
Simpson collection is . noteworthy
one in that it is prophetic. We can't
say we cared for all of the clothes
shown, but portions Of the collection
are truly magnificent. CorsetS are
back, but Adele Simpson calls hers
"waistlets." These are built into
suit skirts that come way up high
on the waist and dainty doll-like
dresses. She uses q lot Of metallic
cloth for her "dress-up" creations
and pretty curves, long lines and full
skirts are characteristic Of her col
lection. peg O. My Heart" Is one
of her new designs. It Is a suit
which is really q dress of sheer black
wool and a jacket Of broadcloth.
The cIose-wrapped silhouette,
"cotillion" dresses that are dramatic
and romantic at the same time, are
other highlights Of the Simpson
collection. She uses very little pad
ding in the shoulders in nearly
all Of her designs. The shoulder
line is rounded and follows the
natural contour. Another new
Simpson style signature is the shawl
collar used in restaurant and other
suits. She ALSO shows these in
cloth and fur. Another item is the
muf1er. These top short, flower
skirted strapless dresses OF rich
satins and brocadeS. Also they are
shown with suits. One especially
attractive one is black and white
checked wool affair that tops a
slim, black sweater blouse and skirt
with double-breasted f1ared jacket
A silhouette to think about Is her
"peppermill" design. The waistlet
minimizes the waistline and the full
skirt flares out and 1t resembles the
above mentioned. These Simpson
clothes are not designed for the
girl who plans to trip in and out OF
subways and streetcars. They are
"the refined and high-class kind. .
Hattie Carnegie's collection was
as usual good. The Carnegie Curved
Silhouetted" look introduced last
season has achieved fulfillment this
season. The rounded Silhouette
the silhouette curvaceous-as she
terms it, is one of ''lady-like curves
gently rounded shoulders, gently
moulded waist and gently shaped
hips"
Tapestry colors and the famous
poem "Evangeline" by LongfelloW
have served as inspirations for Miss
Carnegie. The tapestry colors OF
Renaissance, a deep rich dark
brown; Navarro grey, a silvery grey
used in paint and tapestries
Bisque- blond sable, a neutral back
ground color; and many other tap
estry shades are some of the most
beautiful colors we've ever seen
"Milliners Folds" an overlay OF
gently manipulated fabric is used
in the entire collection for fall and
winter. They appear in suits, coats,
day and evening dresses. They out
line hens, detail bosoms, shoulders
and hiplines. Her hemlines for day
are IA inches. Cocktail lengths
and they will be more popular this
coming season - are around IL
inches. Evening lengths will be floor
length or 8 inches. Miss Carnegie
is another designer turned corset
there for the coming season. Her
"contraptions" are called mining
ers. These are minute corselets that
lace to give the figure the tiny waist
needed for the full skirted and tiny
WASTED dresden doll" silhouettes
that dot her collection. Her eve
ming collection features dresses
made of such rich looking stitf fab
RIGS that were it not only for the
excellent design they would still look
regal and enchanting.
Brownie uses the. "Glemish Rem
aissance" as a theme for her fall
collection, too. Beautiful fabrics and
the liberation of design" give her
collection new, opulent sort of feel
ing. A series of suits known as Ru-
benesque suits feature no padding