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Show Gay Plaids and Stripes Add Zest to Smart Play Clothes By CHERIE NICHOLAS r"""n -v r i & AN outstanding move- 5 I S men t developing in t 1 "', the world of fashion dur- j f i ;x w y A ing the last several sea- S 1 S sons is the increasmg at- 1$:4& I tention given to the styl- kSWjg, ing of play clothes. It is -? indeed somethmg to reck- J-- on with, this matter of IMS' sol idea and whenever and wherever it is consistent to do so they introduce intro-duce an eye-thrilling parasol. It worked out beautifully for the outfit pictured to add a matching parasol, para-sol, and here you see it in all its glory flaunting the same gay stripes that give color to the smartly fashioned fash-ioned skirt. The fabric combination for this costume is a very happy one of stripe-printed celanese crepe for the skirt and parasol with sharkskin in monotone for the blouse top. You can get such easy-to-follow patterns for play clothes nowadays, and modern sewing machines have such a vast equipment of gadgets and attachments that almost perform per-form miracles in stitching, tucking, quilting, shirring, cording, it is a temntation to make one's own out- being correctly outfitted In the field of sports. This new importance im-portance attached to play clothes is proving a lively incentive to designers de-signers to turn out outfits that shall add to the picture as well as prove practical down to the last detail. There is no more fascinating endeavor en-deavor that the field of costume design de-sign has to offer than this of creating creat-ing play-clothes for young moderns. It adds greatly to the pleasurable excitement that materials these days are produced so nearly perfect, per-fect, not alone from the pictorial standpoint, but that they neither fade nor shrink in the wash, neither do they wrinkle or prove unseemly in the wearing. Playgrounds this season, because of the spectacular garb of fun-loving outdoor enthusi- fits. Many smart, fashion-aware women are doing just that, buying up pretty materials and making their own. It is a fact the records show that the home-sewing idea is decidedly on the increase. Consider, in the light of being your own dressmaker, the charming gaytime sun suit which the girl seated seat-ed is wearing. Just a few yards of seersucker plaided in vivid colors were required. You can make the whole outfit by spending only a couple cou-ple of hours at your sewing machine even if you are a beginner at the sewing game. A little gathering attachment at-tachment in your sewing machine kit will dispose of the yards of gathering gath-ering at the waistline in just a few moments. You'll love the swirling ballerina skirt and the smartly fitted fit-ted jacket top that furnish the styling styl-ing theme for this outfit. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) asts, burst forth in a blaze of color , that fairly dazzles the eye. And of all the conspirators in the color game we know of none that are so loyally flying cheer-inspiring colorings color-ings as are the fashionable-for-play clothes plaids and stripes. The picture shows how dramatically dramati-cally and picturesquely color-bright stripes and plaids are being fashioned fash-ioned into clothes that go golfing, tennis playing, cruising, dude-ranching and so forth wherever your wanderlust wan-derlust happens to take you this summer. The very attractive outfit which you see to the right in the illustration illustra-tion makes one parasol-conscious at very first glance. Which is as it should be for one of the very most Important events on the fashion program pro-gram this summer is the come-back of parasols. Designers of beach clothes find big appeal in the para- |
