Show american fashion designers 0 I 1 stress chic simplicity lines by CHERIE NICHOLAS if tv aa ail r 1 01 V i find this a very exciting 1 season the most exciting weve had for years the new fall fashions are really new and the new look can be distilled into the one word simplicity simplicity simplic ity is indeed americas fashion for fall 1941 our american designers standing squarely on their own feet and independent of paris have produced an entirely new silhouette inspired by our lithe slim hipped american figures High spots in the new styling are smoothly wide shoulders and deep armholes arm holes tapering down into an elongated midriff softly rounded hips and slim skirt the of the blouse above the waistline trends to almost a effect that is somewhat suggestive of an inverted triangle accent is often on hips especially in tunic effects done in various ways deep neck lines either V oval or square are often used to bring the eye down to the diminishing midriff and feminine hips in coats and suits this new simplicity is seen in smooth shoulders and longer midriffs exaggerated padding is passe you have a wide choice of raglans ra glans shoulder yokes cut in one with the sleeves deep dolmans colmans and akin types most of us however will find the smoothly padded setin set in shoulder easiest to wear suits more important than ever this fall are marked by longer jackets with easy fitting or inset belts to bring out this years smaller waist coat and suit sleeves are kept very simple and the straight generously large sleeve looks fresh dresses express the smooth shoulder in a still wider variety dolman sleeves cut in one with the dress cap sleeves wide smooth shoulder r yokes shirred sherred shoulders leading into a plain smooth sleeve these are some of the ingenious ways our designers have found to interpret the smooth shoulder deeper armhole theme displayed in the foreground of the illustrated group is a dress that expresses unmistakably the simplicity that is americas fashion for fall taupe wool lends itself admirably to this princess coat dress here you see a dolman sleeve shirred sherred for batwing fullness with smooth shoulder panel cut in one and emphasizing the top of the tapering figure dramatically new this frock skirt fullness is used a great deal this year but a slim look is invariably the rule the silhouette ate is always kept fluid as shown in the dress to the right the long torso smooth fitting top is notably new and smart this dress is especially good style made of brown a featured color for fall crepe the deep armhole seaming accented with bands of crochet done in contrast colors gold white and green with black crepe the banding would be effective in bright cerise blue and beige its going to be a season of tunics note the dress to the left with a tunic russian blouse note the subtle fullness introduced via an action pleat at the front of the skirt the sleeves achieve the deep armhole and smooth shoulder effect w with I 1 th fullness introduced at the wrist the row of thumb sketches below indicate new trends in coats dresses and suits that will stand out in the new autumn fashion picture variously interpreted in plaids jerseys velvets velvety vel vets corduroys wool knit fabrics gabardines and an endless variety of rayon we weaves aves released by western newspaper union |