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Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-03 | Page 4 | Fashion's Fancy

Type issue
Date 1947-07-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Rights No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title Fashion's Fancy
Type article
Date 1947-07-03
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 4
OCR Text FASHIONS FASHION'S FANCY 1 FANCY Skirt Length Isn't i All AU That Changes A fashion change has been coming coining for a long time and uJ isn isn't t as simple as a along long skirt It involves many other chan cL When wartime restricted the use of fabric the length of j jand Sac jac and skirts and the width of ot the silhouette reached an all minimum As AB restrictions were lifted there came a grad gran acceptance of this newfound freedom with designers sUi sUito to bring brine back a fuller more feminine and appealing faD fu The longer skirt la is only a part of the whole plc picture ure and it does docs not follow an invariable rule It may be be longer or shorter by byan byan byan an inch inch or more as preferred from Crom the The final breakaway I restricted silhouette has resulted in three points of difference The narrow narrow shoulder the longer skirt and the in built-in waist By narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row shoulders is meant the more natural shoulder as opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed to a squared shelf like effect Skirts are all lengths The full skirt looks about right at There is an elegant silhouette which is long and narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row and has a skirt just about wide enough to walk in This may be 12 13 or 13 inches from the floor In the same category might be placed the Jutting silhouette or the dress with a flaring peplum over a I very straight skirt Some 4 time skirts stop at 14 The bodice and practically all dresses h fitted close look and no bl effect The Tho waist looks and hips are arc accented tight bodice Is seen with with flared skirt It is also U used a straight skirt The full silhouette from shoulder to the hem is era ana important change which Li fa a looking r The evening picture changed and is especially 1 i In esting For special the length full-length floor swe gown For dinner and evening wear a new newlen ta len length h and the above the above ankle i This is accepted as formal Informal dress wear The The dinner suit which it i. length and prevalent In i evening clothes the cove top 1 c
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