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Variety in this Season’s Hats
Tribune photo published March 12, 1952
Mrs. C. E. Sucher of 819 Wilson couldn't
resist trying on one of the newest spring hats. Mrs. Olive Brown
is showing her one of the new black Nylon hats with the garland trim.
Hat Designers Have Produced
Variety in This Season’s Crop
Hat designers have been enchanted with springtime
too. They’ve fallen in love with everything…and milady will reciprocate
this feeling when she sees the new Spring styles. There’s undoubtedly
a conspiracy abroad in our land and its object: prettier women!
Straws
There are rough straws to tilt over a pretty
eye…or to wear sailing over a veritable sea of curls…flat discs in palest
pastels to adorn poodle-cropped little heads…and veils from rosy-pinks
to midnight blacks with sequins…all flirtatious as a wink!
But the sky’s the limit as far as shapes in straws and felts are concerned.
The flat, huge cartwheel in natural straw, black or veil-trimmed in multi-colors
is wonderful for the tall, slender-as-a-reed figure.
Skimmers…sailors…shallow bonnets…sidewise,
large brims and the forward thrust small hats are the basic hat fashions
that are excitingly enhanced by gay flowers, sequin trimmed veiling and
ribbon excitement for Spring-into-Summer, 1952.
Diversity
The big impression of the entire millinery
collections for the new season is one of diversity and contrast-to make
up completely feminine headline news. Little hoods make their appearance
in smooth and shiny straws…tiny calots make their bows in braid milans,
tuscan straw takes to fascinating shapes in clever little rollers-and son
on, throughout the hat story. White and pastel felts lend excitement
and thrilling notes to beret pill-boxes, snug caps and cushioned sailors.
Rich Trims
Pique, straw cloth, taffeta, silk and combinations
of these fabrics are represented in youthful silhouettes dramatically highlighted
with rich-looking trims. A fascinating influx of beautifully woven
and braided straws from foreign shores has invaded the millinery scene…with
nubby straws, textured straws, laquered and finely sewn straws to make
a dramatic impression on the millinery picture. Pink and red roses,
violets and leaves, and even tulips bloom brightly atop the smartest spring
headgear.
Variety
Velvet accents…broad taffeta bandings…wide
grosgrain crown trims and sparkling, jewel accents are well-established
on the pill-boxes, profile caps and sailors of the new season hand-box
collections. Perching on poodle cuts, framing chignons or flattering
gay pony-tails—there’s a little bit of heaven in a hat for every feminine
fancy.
Mrs. William Switzer (right) admires the powder
puff weave of a new spring coat. It is fashioned with full length
raglan sleeves with a split cuff, and is a Ken Whitmore creation at $45.
She is wearing a waffle weave coat of poodle cloth. It has a three-quarter
length sleeve with a turned up cuff. The boxy coat has no buttons
and a standup collar and also is $45. Assisting her in her selection
is Mrs. Mildred Davis.
Mrs. Frieda Atkinson of 1416 Harding is showing
the matched pieces of Skyway luggage. The single piece no sag frames
of these pieces are covered with a scuff resistant, washable cloth impregnated
with plastic which is called Koroscal. Each piece has cow hide bindings,
burnished brass hardware and is lined with celanese. From left to
right are the overseas case, family piece, lady's wardrobe, 21 inch overnight,
pandora box, 15 inch overnight, commuter and hat box.
’52 Luggage Will Travel
in Fashion
Luggage and leather accessories, designed
for Spring ’52, mean as much fashion-wise as new Spring clothes.
Now costume cued, in colors and fabrics, they can be the finishing touch
to ensembles, and also a most impressionable asset. An abundance
of color, style and texture in luggage gives a wide choice to match or
blend with travel clothes and accessories. For those with an eye
for wool, there is luggage in checks, herringbones and tweeds. If
linen is preferred, it is also available. Or for those who desire
the smoothness of leather or plastic, there is much variety to be had now
in color and style, with matching or contrasting trims.
Along with its fashion conscious outlook,
newest luggage is lighter and made to be more lasting than ever before.
According to the Luggage and Leather Goods Association, one-third more
can be packed in today’s luggage than in its counterpart of ten years ago.
Along with luggage, there are new innovations in leather accessories that
supply accommodations for papers, tickets, bills and change. New
feminine wallets, that are capacious enough for all such necessities, yet
small and slim, are available in a wide range of colors. These can
be matched to other purse pieces such as key, cosmetic, cigarette and eyeglass
cases.
The daisy quilt on the skirt of this dress
is what attracted Jean Whalen of 721 Burnett. It's a junior size
Teena Paige cotton in a luscious teal blue. With a bouffant skirt
and boat neckline, it costs $14.95.
It’s a romantic and feminine Spring.
Fashions bloom with a definite aura of the turn of the Century, much Empire
feeling and over all, the influence of Paris designs. These are to
be seen in sleeves puffed out to exaggerated fullness, closely molded midriffs,
elongated torso lines and novel back interest. There is also
an abundance of tiny figure hugging jackets like the bolero and the spencer,
nipped in waistlines, billowing skirts, made crisp and puffy by petticoats
beneath and excitingly textured fabrics used for everything from coats
to scarfs.
Sleeves puff out in a multitude of ways.
They are layer upon layer of tiny cape sleeve. They flare out at
the elbow, lantern out to the elbow or appear leg of mutton full at the
very top of a long sleeve.
Giant Sleeves
On dresses, sleeves are noteworthy, short and
full, sometimes layered with self fabrics, at other times trimmed with
a contrasting print or accordion pleated airy fabric such as organdy.
Sleeves on coats may be bracelet or elbow length. But in all instances
they are full and deep set with deeper than usual armholes. Suit
sleeves look newest in a curved outlined crescent shape with graduated
fullness outside the elbow.
The closely molded midriffs, so typical
of Empire silhouettes, are seen everywhere. They are outlined by
very narrow self belts, decorative contrasting seams, cummerbunds or tiny
jackets that stop short just below the bust.
Middy Top
Placing emphasis on an elongated torso line,
is the middy top look first introduced in Paris. It is most effective
when combined with a full skirt that may be pleated, gathered or simply
a whirl all around. Back interest, also a reflection of Paris design,
is generously used on coats and suits. For coats, belts, placed high
across the shoulders, hold back fullness partly in check. On other
coats, fullness falls from a seam designed straight across the shoulder
blades. While suits feature skirts that hang straight and slim in
front and gathered fully in back. The tiny figure hugging jackets,
used so much for emphasis on newly molded midriffs, tightly nipped waistlines
and full, full skirts can be made of fur, top of suit or be independent
little toppers. They are designed as straight little cardigan jackets.
They appear as rounded boleros, bodice accenting spencers, shoulder wraps
and with loose capey effects.
Nipped Waists
Nipped in waists, the perfect accompaniment
to billowing skirts, appear on suits with bodice hugging, arch hipped jackets.
They lend a doll-like quality to crisply fabric-ed full skirted dresses.
And they are featured, on newly popular princess line coats, just above
a flared skirt. Almost dominating the spring fashion silhouette are
the skirts that bell out on suits, dresses and coats. They offer
youthful charm when fluffed out over petticoats. Many are all fluttering
pleats. While newest looking are the skirts that are definitely narrower
and smooth hipped, shaped by gores and linings to stand away from the figure
in a well-defined roundness. Perhaps predominant among the new excitingly
textured fabrics, such as lightweight poodle cloths, tweeds, fleeces and
cashmeres, is silk. For it can be seen in everything from suits to
blouses. It appears in a new weave that looks like light wool tweed.
It masquerades as other fabrics, such as silk linen, silk poplin, silk
twill, gingham and organdy.
Mrs. J. B. Davison of 2329 Storm is being shown
some of the features of the Weathervane handmacher tailored suit by Mrs.
Mildred Davis of 601 Eighth. The Weathervane suit has a four gored
skirt. It is a good choice for the professional or business woman,
and it is also good for dress-up occasions. The suit cleans well,
and is made in both proportional and straight sizes. The price is
just $25.
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