Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume], January 02, 1936, Image 5

About Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942

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B& CHERIE NICHOLAS
look and listen for It's most
important news we are telling you
—all about the latest sensation in fash
iondom, namely the costume done en
tirely of handsome, colorful suede. In
the perfectly stunning dresses, jack
ets. swagger coats and many-piece en
sembles of all-leather which are step
ping out into the limelight this season,
an epoch-making chapter is being writ
ten into the annals of fashion history.
A significant thing about this in
triguing all-leather movement is that
designers have discovered that suede
adapts itself with equal facility to for
mal as well as casual sportsy styling.
Which is a line of thought to whoich
our minds must adjust would we fully
appreciate the broad scope covered In
the new leather fashions, since hither
to the mention of leather in a style
sense meant its use for sturdy sports
wear only. In the new order of af
fairs suede qualities as aptly and
happily as a medium for the loveliest
and daintiest of formal evening ap
parel as it does for the sturdiest of
outdoor garments.
To prove to y«ur satisfaction the
•truth of the above assertion, we In
vite you to glimpse the "love of a
.rfown-' as pictured to the left In the
illustration. The lady of the evening
as here portrayed is Bette Davis of
cinema fame. She is wearing an ex
quisite gown ©f white clievrita suede.
Which goes to show that Hollywood
agrees with Paris In this all-leather
vogue now sweeping throughout the
style centers of the world. An ador
able gown, you will admit, is this be
guiling suede formal. It has the slink,
suave lines to which so many of fash
ion followers aspire. A high neckline
In the instance of the five-piece "set"
here shown, lacing is carried out along
the edge of the side-front fastening of
the form-fitting skirt, also on the col
lar and revers of the swagger coat and
two-buttoned vest. A saucy youthful
suede beret together with a miser's
drawstring bag completes this perfect
ly stunning street outfit.
As to the cunning outfit below in
the group, it tells at a glance that It
has gone decidedly "football." It is
Maureen O'Sullivan, of film prestige,
who in flying colors is scoring her
touchdowns in this hand-lace suede
suit of devastating chie. Even the
buttons are laced as is also the pig
grain leather football hat. Her bag is
of the same leather Ingeniously shaped
like a football. The suit's standup
lar is news.
Western Newspaper Union.
in front with low backline outllnec
with braided suede adds further dis
tinction to this charming gown.
Suede evening wraps are also In high
fashion, either of the short jacket styl
ing or in loose swagger lines. Capes,
too, if you please, some of which are
elegantly collared with white fox.
To the right in the picture, Kath
leen Burke, another favorite, is wear
ing a five-piece ensemble done entirely
of handsome suede, in a fascinating
tone of r.lch hunter's green. It is on«
of the hand-laced types (the skirt i#
sewn together with leather thongs)
such as is foremost in fashion this year.
In fact, laced leather is the password
to high style in the thrilling suede out
fits that are being turned out for fall
and winter. For the seams to be
laced together as here shown da tea
your costume as being unmistakably
a "last word" creation.
INSTEAD OF HARD LIQJJOR/