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University Daily Kansan Monday, March 24, 1952
Spring Fashions Show Paris Influence Designs Display Full Sleeves, Nip Waists
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 pritted 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 boiler 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 cap 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.
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 the usual armholes. Suit sleeves look neat and curved outline crescent shape with graduated fullness outside the elbow.
The closely molded midrips, so typical of empire silhouettes, are seen everywhere. They are outlined by very narrow self belts, decorative, contrasting seams, cummerbunds or tiny jacketse that stop short just below the bust.
Placing emphasis on an elongated torso line, is the midday 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 pertly 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 of newly molded midriffs, tightly nipped waistlines and full, full skirts, can be made of fur. Top a suit or be independent little toppers. They are designed as straight little cardigan jackets. They appear as rounded bo-
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leros, bodice accenting spencers, shoulder wraps and with loose capey effects.
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 crispy 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 cashmere, is silk. For it can be seen in everything from suits to blouses. It appears in a new weave that looks like a light wool tweed. It masquerades as other fabrics, such as silk linen, silk poplin, silk twill, gingham and organdy.
Also new and also expected to gain great popularity are linen, pique and denim for very dressed-up clothes.
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