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BY EDITH GWYNN
Photoplay's ReporterAbout -Town
WELL, the battle over the new fall fashion foibles is really on hot and heavy in Hollywood. So much so that it’s hard to tell whose “war” is the hottest — the war between the designers — or that of the belles who buy the clothes and want to wear ’em — and the babes who don’t want to buy them until they see whether they’ll stick or not. If you’re wise, you’ll wait until things level off a bit and settle to some sort of a compromise — instead of the mad extremes that are on the market now.
Adrian seems to be a lone wolf among the top designers because he is still garbing his patrons in the flattering broad shoulders, slim hips and sweeping evening gowns (while preserving the tiny waistlines so much the vogue) that enhance the best points of any gal. More power to him!
Those balletlength (and some a little longer) cocktail and evening dresses are mighty swirly and pretty if you haven’t thick ankles and feet like shoe boxes . . . because of all skirt lengths, the eight-inch-from-thefloor style centers the most attention on your feet. A gal who can wear ’em is Doris Day, the singer, who gets her first big role in “Romance in High C” — she’s a Michael Curtiz discovery. Saw her at the Patio Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a lovely black moire dinner dress. Three deep vertical tucks at the waistline gave the skirt a peg-top look. The shawl collar of the bodice was off-shoulder and softly tied in front. She wore cobweb black hose and very high-heeled (smart girl!) sandals which laced about the ankle with black satin ribbon. Little antique diamond earrings and tiny short black velvet gloves and a box-like black velvet bag completed her chic ensemble.
The party of the month was an enormous dressy shindig in a very rustic setting! I mean the triple anniversary party that Evelyn Keyes and John Huston, the ( Continued on page 95)
White -witchery: Esther Williams premiered her white lace and marquisette at a recent picture premiere