I've no idea what the weather was like in the late summer of 1922, but in its September issue The Delineator was encouraging women to look ahead to colder weather with these patterns for coats. You'll notice that they all have large collars, and all wrap around the wearer and fasten on her left hand side.
Autumn styles see the initiation of the draped costume coat in the new silks and amply trimmed with fur or fur cloth collars. The soft lines of this coat owe their origin to the drape at the front and the graceful sash does double duty in marking the draped tendency in the front and creating a slight blouse or drapery at the back of the coat.
The interlaced stuffed tubings are the latest French word in collars to trim a coat of this type. It has the new silhouette—wide through the body from a straight shoulder to the hip, straight at the lower part. The back is plain and the front has a raglan cut which contributes a voluminous, almost blouse-effect to the upper part. The lower part is quite straight, narrow in effect but wide enough to be comfortable for walking. The coat may have a plain collar and cuffs or they may be embroidered.
One could indefinitely sing the praises of the wrap with a wide armhole which gives the new wide easy look to the body of a coat and which does not crush one's fragile frocks beneath. The deep square armhole is new and gives the roomy loose effect to this coat; otherwise the lines are quite straight. The snugly fit collar is warm and the half-cuffs are very smart. An ornamental pair of buttons closes the coat.
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