Evening star., 1954-01-17
D-lO THE SUNDAY STAR
Hats Thot
Look Ahead
For Spring
WdSIlIllRCOu, u. g.
SUNDAY, JANUARY II, 1854
BY Eieni

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The big
eer-brimmed hat was far from
being in the majority at the Mil
. hnery Fashion Bureaus showing
held earlier this past week, but
] is definitely the trend to note
in millinery for spring and sum-
mer. When winter winds have
been fled away on the calendar, I
women tend to think about wear
ing larger hats. The designers
are going to cater to this desire,
by all means. If 1t means selling
more hats. a
It is the small hat, however.
that is so strongly identified with
American woman's desire for q
hat that Is small. well fitting and
exciting looking. In the seasons
to come the little hat will look
forward but not necessarily be
posed in a forward manner. De-
signing tricks come to the res
cue rather than leaving it to
nSumer placement. Some
women just can't be trusted to
place the hat on correctly.
The hat shape may be small
but the hat itself will be impor-
tantly trimmed. Fabric hats Of
silk surah, taffeta, linen, linen
with straw embroidery. lace. iri-
descent mousselineS de sole, or
CANDIES. ginghams and veilings
will make the grade. Chiffon is
a fabric the dress market has
taken up with guSto. The mil
liners aren't sitting on the side
lines by any means. Emme's
theme this year is a millinery
outlook that hints strongly Of q
return to childhood days. The
imaginative milliner has used q
sandpail shape of burnt leghorn,
faced the brim with white chif-
fon and then used a flowing chif-
fon scarf around the hat and to
trail down the shoulder. For
those women who refuse to grow
up she has an entire collection Of
''little girl" hats including the
bretons tying under the chin.
One in pink straw with a dotted
faille facing is more than cute;
it's charming.
Things are really looking up
In millinery inspiration. The
painters interpretations are to
be seen in the National Gallery
of Art. The milliners will be
seen in all the stores very short
ly. Flowers and ribbons are
massed at the top of the hat and
look as if they're headed for the
sky.
The pillbox is a hat shape that
has endured through the CEN
turies. This coming season the
depth Of a pillbox may not
amount to much. but it will fit
the head perfectly. Pillboxes
are strictly on the level. Worn
right at the hairline, if you
please. And there's nothing dull
about them since nearly all of
them have a point of departure
that is conversation-making. A
stemmed rose, wired ribbons. a
quill or another high-rising trim
extension gives movement to the
adored pillbox shape.
The sailor hat this year is in
for lot Of attention, too. Any
number of fashion accents have
q nautical look to them and the
hats are right in keeping with
the theme. Flat skinner look
newest here.
Millinery should fall in per-
fectly with the fashions that
prevail. At the same time mil
linery can and does provide the
perfect touch to so many of the
neutral toned suits, coats and
dresses. AS the hour gets later
the fashions with their extreme
necklines call for millinery that
will keep the attention on the
neckline and shoulders. Softer
looking hairdoS account for
many hat designs that are
meant to display to best advan-
tage a well-groomed head. High
cut sides. shallow crowns. lifted
brims all carry out this job
perfectly.
Sally Victor is a designer who
not only is a great world travel
er but who even travels in her
imagination, when she stays
home. In seeking new ways to
produce striking millinery she
never overlooks the old and rich
cultures of our civilization. His
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