Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1948)

By Photoplay’s Fashion Scout Emerald, green was the color of a tweed suit, frizzily ivooly, that Lauren Bacall wore at a luncheon last week. Its hip-length coat featured huge turn-back cuffs and a big doublenotched collar. Although Lauren seldom wears hats, she wore a cone-shaped one this day — of a deeper green velour — that hugged her head and dipped forward. An enormous brown alligator shoulder bag, brown alligator pumps, brown gloves and hunks of gold jewelry completed her ensemble. Ida Lupino has a new dress that is tops for casual wear. It is greige ( beige and gray) wool jersey with a matching jersey hood. It buttons down the front to below the hips with small, flat discs of brown leather. The hood, when not worn over the head, forms a cowl down the back. Elbow sleeves hug the arms and the fitted bodice contrasts with the full skirt that gathers in the front to conceal two enormous slit pockets. Ida wore brown leather accessories and gold jewelry. The hat of the month was worn by Rita Hayworth at Mocambo one night — the night of her last date with Tony Martin before she reconciled with Orson Welles, to be exact. Her hair was swept up sleekly to offset her hat — very high and narrow, almost cornucopia shaped, sprouting a mass of shiny, wispy, black feathers. With this hat which Jean Louis, the famous fashion designer, brought from Paris, Rita wore a black crepe cocktail dress with a double edging of black net softening the neckline cut low in front. Her sleeves were very short and her black suede gloves were very long. She never looked more sophisticated . Tiers are the latest rage in Hollywood, because when you ivear them you look taller and slimmer. Dotty Lamour has a tiered silk dress of deep purple. Three tiers form the skirt — the top one, starting at the normal waistline, is not as deep at the two below it. The top of the dress is softly draped and has long sleeves. Dotty’s hat is a soft pink felt with a scooped medium-sized brim filled with ostrich feathers of the same purple as the dress. A black suede bag and gloves and a black Persian lamb coat slung over her shoulders complete her effectiveness. ” Vintage ” shades are new — and Barbara Stanwyck knows it. At La Rue she wore a grape-leaf suit of wool that looked almost like silk and was just as supple. It had a typical ” battlejacket’ ’ top which does wonderful things for the hips. The skirt was pencil slim — just a couple of slit pockets on either side. Barbara’s turban was made of the same fabric as her suit. Peggy Ann Garner, who gets around to after-theater suppers now, has a navy blue heavy satin two-piece dress — almost a suit. The dress is simple, high necked, with a little round collar and cuffs of pink embroidered crepe. The skirt features a little bustle in the back. There’s also a box-like hip-length coat of the same navy satin. No trimming — just .two big patch pockets. With this ensemble Peggy wore a tiny pale pink felt cloche and pink gloves. Lovely Ann Todd, the British star who just arrived to star in "The Paradine Case” for David Selznick, went to her first Hollyivood luncheon in a stunning semi-dressy suit of bright royal blue wool. The jacket was fitted short in front and curving at a point just below the hip-line in back. The buttons of the jacket, which came high to the collarless neck, were selfcovered. The skirt was plain except for a soft bow of the wool on one hip. Gloves of a deeper blue suede were long enough to rumple over the sleeves of her jacket almost to the elb^w. Her large envelope bag was of the same deeper blue suede and her shoes were dark blue leather. A huge diamond clip adorned her jacket’s neckline. The gorgeous gowns that Adrian made for Irene Hervey when she did ’’State of the Union” are still a topic of discussion. One of them is a breathless evening gown of frosty white marganza, embroidered all over with silk scroll-like designs. The gown has tiny cap sleeves and a high back. The neckline is down to THERE in front, forming a deep V. A tremendously full overskirt of marganza billows over a taffeta under si ip upon which are sewn tiny varicolored bows. These peep through the sheer overskirt, causing a very swishy and feminine effect. Alexis Smith at the Cabana Club wore a gown of white and gold brocade. It was off the shoulder but not low enough to take it out of the ” dinner dress” category. The bodice was moulded to her slim figure, and then, at just about the hipline, came a burst of fullness which extended to the floor. With this goivn Alexis tvore a gold choker, sparkling with a jeweled flower, a gold bracelet, gold earrings and an enormous bulky gold ring. Gold slippers and a bag and a mink stole tvere the finishing touches. Wherever You Live You Cun Uuy PHOTOPLAY FASHIONS If the preceding pages do not list stores in your vicinity where Photoplay Fashions are sold, ivrite to the manufacturers listed below: Fur coat Max Koch d Son 333 Seventh Avenue New York, N. Y. Boucle rol»c with embroidered pocket J cbaily-Lonschein Co. 105 Madison Avenue New York, N. Y. Robe with white bands Raymodes Juniors, Inc. 105 Madison Avenue New York, N. Y. Green and plaid outfit Korday 991 Sixth Avenue New York, N. Y. Red vest and skirt Spor teens, Inc. 13 59 Broadway New York, N. Y. 89