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to be a “designing woman”
The Ten Most Important Fashion
As a designer I am often asked for fashion pointers. My most important advice has been to pay strict attention to details. Before she leaves her boudoir, a girl should be able to answer yes to the following questions.
1. ARE YOU NEAT? Untidy hair, loose stockings, or run-down shoes make even the most expensive clothes lose their glamour.
. ARE YOU SPOTLESSLY CLEAN? Your person and your clothes should be fresh and immaculate.
3. ARE YOU DRESSED SIMPLY? Good taste demands simplicity, which can be sparked with gay accessories. Avoid complicated, gaudy styles.
Helen Rose designs for Dolores Gray
4. DO YOUR CLOTHES FIT PERFECTLY? No
dress should be baggy or skintight. Invest in good alterations and well-fitting undergarments.
Creating fashions for the stars is a job a girl dreams about! • BY HELEN ROSE
• I work hard at being a designing woman but I love it. I work with colors, sketches, fabrics and ideas. I also work with people. I may stay long hours into the evening when the result I am trying for just doesn’t “come.” But when it does — when I’ve created a mood or a flattering effect — there is the great joy of accomplishment that nothing can equal.
Some of the best fun I’ve had in my career has been with M-G-M’s “Designing Woman.” I not only helped with the story idea (I was a natural for that job!) but I really let myself go in thinking up costumes for Lauren Bacall and Dolores Gray. There is, of course, a limit to what a designer is permitted to do on any production — most obviously in terms of time ( Continued on page 81)
5. ARE YOUR CLOTHES WELL COORDINATED?
Your ensemble — dress, shoes, bag, hat and gloves should blend, not necessarily match, in color and style.
6. ARE YOU DRESSED APPROPRIATELY FOR
THE OCCASION? I prefer the neat, covered look by day and the moderately uncovered look by night.
7. ARE YOU WEARING THE RIGHT JEWELRY?
Go easy on it or you’ll look like a Christ-, mas tree. Stay tailored by day with pearl or golden jewelry. You can glitter at night.
8. WILL YOUR DRESS HOLD ITS FRESH LOOK?
For common wear, choose dresses of wrinkleproof fabrics— no limping linens.
9. IS YOUR FIGURE AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD
BE? No girl with a sloppy, untrim figure can look well-groomed. Exercise often, and cut down on the calories.
10. DO YOU LOOK FEMININE? Avoid oversevere styles. You are a woman, and your clothes should enhance that role.
HELEN ROSE