Volume 18 Article 6 Number 4 The Iowa Homemaker vol.18, no.4 1938 Fashions Are Fancy Free Polly Towne Iowa State College Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker Part of the Home Economics Commons Recommended Citation Towne, Polly (1938) "Fashions Are Fancy Free," The Iowa Homemaker: Vol. 18 : No. 4 , Article 6. Available at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker/vol18/iss4/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oI wa Homemaker by an authorized editor of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fashions Are Fancy Free OES "footstool" to you, mean just You'll feel like you're Engineers' D another piece of furniture for by Polly Towne Lady at the ball in a formal with a new your comfort? The new so-called strapless decolletage and full skirt. "footstool" shoes really are. for comfort blocks by The lines will suit a new hair-up style. and range from jeweled evening slippers (Tuck a jeweled feather or brilliant to sports shoes. Also in the new style Roberta Stock comb in your topmost curls.) Evening dresses are sensational. Each formal has line are the platform shoes with accented with a kelly green suede belt. soles that are raised about one-half New imported tweed jackets are good a distinguishing feature: a flattering inch. A knockout pair of black suede companions for a football game. They hoop skirt, gold embroidery, a large pumps has a bow that ties over the in­ fit better than ever before because the bow at the neck, shiny black sequin trim, step. Some of the shoes that fit high sleeves are lined. Wear this jacket with a bounteous gathered skirt, or spinning in the instep are made with lastex and stripes. The strapless bodices are boned fit every foot. You can wear anything to stay in place and many of the full irom crocodile in the daytime to sculp­ skirts are stiffened with horsehair. tured kid at night. Throw a plaid or lovely draped wool For the backbone of your college evening wrap over your shoulders, cover wardrobe there are inexpensive blouses, your curls with a babushka, and you're sweaters and skirts. One satin blouse ready to go. has unusual zig-zag stitching on the Look, too, at these accessories which front. A round collar, two pockets and will make your old outfit look like new. simple lines make a silk blouse that is Tie a bright scarf around your neck an essential in every wardrobe. Com­ with a sweater. There is a jumping rope bine a lame or a dressy satin striped belt made of leather thongs with handles blouse with a velveteen skirt and you'll dangling at the ends. Put two impres­ be correctly dressed for numerous oc­ sive clips at either side of the bow on casions. the neck of your dress. There is a sweater to suit your fancy­ Wear a chatelaine to suit your outfit a darby ribbed with a boat neck, a for they range from boots to wooden brushed wool that simulates angora, a cannibals' heads. A striped ascot in the striped knitted blazer, one of wool and neck of your tailored dress works won­ metal thread combined, a casual cardi­ ders. Hold up your skirt with the peas­ gan, or a new formal sweater of nose­ ant felt-embroidered suspenders that tickling angora. clip on. Change your dress with chunky You'll love the matched sets of jewelry-here a necklace-there a sweater and skirts. Skirts are interest­ bracelet. Clasp a mammoth suede ing this year. The fullness from pleats pouch or a long thin suede envelope bag stitched just eight inches below the in your hand. Top off your outfit by a waist or by gores, any number from two classic with a perky quill, a new pill­ to six, will make it possible for you to box, or a cocky Scotch plaid hat. stride around the campus unhampered. Notice materials! One group of dresses Dresses take on added interest with is made of hairy fabric called facile vibrant alive colors, dolman sleeves, sweaters and skirts, over a stud dress, woolens. Suede is used for dresses as straight three-quarter length sleeves or a tailored flannel dress. Be sensible well as for decorative pockets, belts, that push up, elastic bands that hug when you go to a game; look like you're collars and cuffs. Flannels, plain and your waistline, smocked shoulders, and going to a game-not a tea dance. The chalk-striped, are made into ideal tail­ unusual fullness in skirts. chilly November wind won't bother you ored dresses. Sheer wools are combined For that Friday night fireside date if you wear a camel's hair and wool in­ with fur. An elegant fabric is the satin­ wear a gold and green smocked cash­ side-outside jacket or a reversible tail­ back novelty crepe. Velveteen is com­ mere dress- the blouse tucks inside a ored gabardine. bined with soft wool. Broadcloth, vel­ full skirt. You will outclass others in Be comfortable and still look y01:r best vet, slipper satin and felt are old stand­ this jersey dress: A brown jacket at­ when you dash from class to class; wear bys still with us. t . actively quilted with blue stitching a baby sweater which has a scalloped "Paris is plaid mad," and it looks like covers a matching blue sweater. The neckline. If you yearn to wear a shirt Iowa State is, too! Mix and match plaid skirt is pleated brown jersey. outside try a stylish chamois shirt or jackets and skirts. Knot a wide plaid If you're going to a dance at the go collegiate with a signature shirt. girdle at your waist. Set off your dress Union, wear a dress with a wood violet Try a suede jerkin over your sweater. with a boxy plaid jacket. Go Scotch in blouse, matching wood violet buttons The straps button in front like an your shopping and include plaids in with brilliants, a boy blue skirt, and· overall top. your wardrobe. 6 November, 1938 .