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10 THE INDEX, Saturday, February 18, 1928
F a s h i o n B i d ;
And then proceeds to tell us just what we shall need in the
process. The ensemble is more than ever important.
dvj Blanche Sears Emerson
THE new mode, evidenced in
advance displays that
have been arranged with the resort
season in mind, is to be a
delightful one. No one will be
able to say—"Yes, it's smart,
but it's not for me,'' for there is
something in it for everyone;
more than that, there is a
choice! Of late years designers
have shown a decided inclination
to hew to the line of a successful
fashion, refining it, and making
the most of it; at the same time
offering novelties as tentative
styles. If some novelty "catches
on" and meets with general approval,
that novelty is enlarged
upon and eventually becomes an
approved fashion, upon which
the originator plays the fine instilment
of her genius. Seasonal
changes we expect, but we also
look for elaborations of familiar
and well-liked themes.
It is quite safe to make the
assertion that the ensemble is a
classic. We use this word advisedly,
for it is now included in
Fashion's vocabulary and is applied
to those things that are
featured season after season,
either with or without change,
usually the former. Black, white,
black and white on the color
card; the felt hat; the opera
pump; the robe de style; these
are typical of what is known as
a fashion classic. Secure in its
position in this group, the ensemble
comes with every new
season to dominate our wardrobe,
for that is what it most
certainly does. No matter what
the purpose of our costume may
be, whether it is designed for
street or house; travel or stayat-home
; daytime or evening
wear, it must, when assembled,
become an ensemble, its every
part harmonious.
As we approach the Spring
and Summer seasons, Fashion
sounds an even more powerful
warning, and attracts our attention
to the importance of this
theme as a basis of our costuming.
She begins with the suit,
which is always the advance
courier of Spring, and while she
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graciously permits us to assem­
ble our own suit, if it pleases us
to do so, she insists that the
parts harmonize and present the
appearance of being originally
planned to go together. It is a
comparatively simple matter to
do this, for the range of coats
is wide, and there are one and
two-piece frocks, and knitted
dresses and sweaters, and separate
skirts and blouses in pro­
fusion. This is really imperative,
since many women like to assemble
more than one costume
against the background of a
favorite coat.
To set us an example in the
business of assembling, Fashion
offers us ensembles that are the
utmost in perfection. She begins
with the sports mode, for in that
group the sojourner in vacation