The Archive · 1938

Reindeer Shoes

Reindeer makes many of the soft pull-on gloves, handsewn doeskin the others, Reindeer and suede makes shoes with the high line up the instep which the fashionable woman fancies.

In handbags there is a completely new departure with "dressmaker" bags which have no frame, but are drawn up in triangular shape. They are made in soft woollens, in suede, and in velvet. slung on the wrist. An amusing bag revival, when frames are used, is the gold-mesh bag of the early years of the century, matching the gold-mesh necklaces.

In furs the newest whims is the boa lof fox tails or the long scarf to twist round the neck, of skunk, for instance, with a velvet lining, a pocket in the lining.

The new'thought in cigarette cases (and, indeed, in cigarette boxes) is to have them transparent, so that you see at a glance whether you have any left to offer and to smoke.

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