Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-19
Less Upholstering, Straight
Lines, Feature Fall Fashions

prominent. Rule is slim for day
and full for evening. But the mar
row silhouette is more signifi-
cant for evening than last year.
Long sleeves give a new look
to many fashions. These include
tight sleeves for crepes, shirt
waist sleeves for WoolenS, and
cuffed sleeves for a blouse or
dress that Jumps" through
shorter jacket sleeves.
FABRIC LIST
TWeeds and wool jerseys are
fabric leaders. Often together,
they offer a full range of coord-
mate colors and a lot of holder
and fancy patterns.
Satin, Women's Wear Daily
finds, is the primary trimming,
notably in white on tweeds and
woolens and velvets. Almost
every manufacturer has speci-
fic group of satin dresses in dull
finishes with brilliant colorings:
emerald ruby, sapphire, royal
purple and the special cognac
brown.
Patterned fabrics are on the
increase. Printed Woolens and vel
veteens are back. Velvets show
up with embossed print effects.
A vast range of silk-and-Worsted
blends make a major point in
jacquard weaves, stripes or
checks or dots. The tweed look
patterns some of the blends.
Wool jerseys are newsiest in
fancy knits.
FALL COATS
The coat market is on its toes
fashionwise this fall. The loose
full silhouette continues to re-
ceive endorsement; the slim coat
gets stronger support, especially
man-inspired overcoats; the fit
ter silhouette increases in repre-
sentation and the Shorter-than-
long 49, to 40-inch coat is i'm
portant news in costumes. These
silhouetteS are, therefore, in tune
with the two prevailing dress sill
houettes: the easy and casual,
and the flared corset look.
Fitted coats are seen in all var
iations. The Skinned down dress
coat, the 38-inch tunic, the elon-
gated hipline trumpet flare, the
midriff or corselet fitted coat
with ballerina skirt, the bloused
back and the belted coat with
ease above waistline and the
REFER give scope to the fitted
look.
Women's Wear Daily's fashion
writer's find that three-quarter or
seven-eighth coats from the slim
box line to flared effects topping
slim matching fabric skirts or
two-piece sheath dress are pref
tier than ever. Rich colored vel
ours, Zibeline, broadclothS, cash
mere, camel with tweed, jersey,
flannel, crepe, are sometimes
touched with fur.
White furs on black/White
tweeds, or velvety coatings,
namely mink, beaver, ermine,
muskrat offer excitement to the
fur-trimmed coat story. A big
talking point in that many of
these wide cape-like collars are
removable, revealing finished
neckline beneath.
Bigger, wider and flatter col
lars this season. The sailor, por-
trait, the cowl effect that wraps
high or opens to shoulder span
ming width, the harness or bolter
that folds about the face, and the
frame collar set apart from cardi.
gan neckline.
Fur coats follow the same two
major trends-greater casual
ness, through eased lines; and
greater elegance, with big crush
able collars, gently dropped
shoulders and narrow sleeves.
SPORTSNVEAR
All the talking points-soft,
easy lines, blousing, eased fit, cas-.
ual unstudied elegance import.
ant for fashion in general this
season, are the very lemends
sportswears designers do superb
ly well. That's why according to
Womens Wear Daily collections
have taken avidly to the blouson
in mems wear flannels, tweeds
jersey and every important fab
rio. That's why every designer
seems to love the MILDLY, suavely
fitted at the hips, revealing the