The Archive · 1929

Clothes Are Camouflage

Quite apart from one's natural inclinations in this matter, there are some wonien whose form and features are such that they appear to best advantage in clothes that fare essentially smart, while there fare other women who' pale into in significance or look commonplace when they follow too closely the de-of smartness. This is Shape of formation of features, colour-jai express concerned, and rimless closely fitted hat. showing considerable forehead is undoubtedly smart, but is just as undoubtedly trying to many women, On the other hand there are good looking hats somewhat less striking in their smartness that are much better selections for the woman who has rot the qualifications needed to wear severe hats. Some sort of brim always adds to the becomingness of fa hat, because it casts a half tone above the eyes that softens the colouring and lines of the face.

In evening dress the question of colour becomingness is not such dificult one for most women as it was in the days when most well-bred women in this country looked asis willing to make use of powder, rouge and possibly lipstick and knows how to do s0 cleverly.

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