Evening star., 1954-11-08
SkiFoshions Are Gaining in importance
By Eleni
fashion Editor Of The SsuF

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tics show there are more than
four million Americans skiing
yearly. Here's a yet untapped
fashion region for designers.
Quick to sense that this group
has a lot of women in 1t who
want fashionable ski and AFTER
ski fashions. however. is Cali
fornia designer. Marjorie Mont
gomery.
She has done several costumes
combining Tyrol trims and Cali
fornia colors. The results are
most attractive.
Felt Cutouts
Grey orlon-f flannel Bermuda
shorts have felt vine trim down
each side. Another after-ski
fashion is an orlon-flannel cir
cular skirt. It is decorated with
Iyrolean boy and girl felt cut
outs. With 1T is worn q white
cotton blouse with full long
sleeves and black velvet bodice.
Naptically inspired colors and
trims are always seen In Cali
fornia. Another frequently seen
idea is the fish trim on so many
playtime styles. Marjorie Mont
gomery does shorts in spun linen
with a school Of little fishes
swimming across their side.
Hand-screened prints are CALI
fornia specials. and several
Chinese inspired coolie pants,
and mandarin coat-iackets are
done in cotton.
The car coat, or car-jacket, is
another important Il trend out
here. Many jacket ideas in all
kinds of fabrics have hoods max
ing them perfect for sports-car
riding. Goats are cropped for
>ease Of wear and produce q trim
look.
Pink Plaids
Polished cottons. pink plaids.
polka dots galore, plenty Of bou-
quet prints. and trims that pros
vide conversational interest are
seen. Felt geraniums on pink
cotton, or sweet violetS on d
powder blue skirt are appliqued
on for a light gay touch. /
There's a lot more concentra-
ton on good, simple lines. rather
than fussiness, this year. Young
Designer jeanette Alexander does
several cotton wrap around
dresses with slrplice necklines
in confetti stripes. She has a
signature note in her dresses
that have their shoulder straps
caught with gold rings. A dress
in salltone, with a circus dot on
it with green and white predom-
mating, is princess styled with
a draped high bodice, exception
ally colorful and priced moder-
ately. A group of holiday dresses
includes cottons that look like
satins, failles and brocades.
Addie Masters feels good fash
ion remains the same during
many hours in the day of a busy
American woman. Her spectator
sports dresses have a look all
their own. There are plenty of
classic basic dresses that take
magnif1cently to jewels, furs and
other accessories. These she does
in wool jersey, linen and i'm
ported silk and cotton. Her shirt
dress has its waistline controlled
with elastic. and the long, full
sleeves have a wide buttoned cuff.
This deep cuff idea is great for
keeping sleeves out of coffee cups.
Her one-plece dresses that have
a deep v cut to the neckline are
uniforms of chic women who
like their slim three-quarter
sleeves and full, graceful skirts.
They are usually topped with a
wide -brimmed sailor hat in shiny
black straw
Short Dance Dresses
Peggy Hunt is the glamour
girl of the California design
group. From her come short
dance dresses Of fine imported
French laces, glittering lightly
and cut on lovely lines.
Navy silk lace over a silk taf-
feta sheath with a taffeta back
panel made up the most stun
ming dress in her line. The sleeves
are long but sheer.
Irene Bury and Agnes Barrett
take credit for design that will
appeal both to men and women.
It's the California pull-over shirt
in rayon linen. Don't be shocked,
fellows, the shirt looks as well on
the guy as the gal, who shows her
version of the raglan sleeved
shirt with turned back cuffs and
a back pleat.