Picture Play Magazine (1938)

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"Personally, I think the most important item in a woman's wardrobe is a suit. You're always well groomed in a suit and it saves wear on your other clothes. This is one of the three items in my wardrobe on which I'd splurge if I had to watch my pennies. If a woman shops carefully for a suit she can get an excellent one for between twenty dollars and forty dollars. "As far as I'm concerned, I'd rather spend more on a suit and get a good one, economizing on something else. They never wear out and you're always well dressed in them. You can vary your appearance in a suit by -using different blouses and vestees. "The reason I'm so rabid on the subject of suits is because you can go anywhere in one and be appropriately dressed. For instance, you can put on a suit in the morning, go downtown shopping, have lunch anywhere, go to a bridge in the afternoon and, if necessary, dine in it and then go to the theater and never have to change anything but your make-up. "A couple of blouses and two vestees shouldn't cost more than five dollars to seven dollars and fifty cents. "Of course, the locale in which you live figures largely in selecting your wardrobe, but I still think wash dresses and tub silks are a godsend to women without unlimited means. You can keep them looking fresh and that's a big item in being well dressed. Even in winter you can use these same materials if you choose your colors carefully. Unfortunately, they are not as practicable in large cities as in small places but they can still be used. These can be had for anywhere between two dollars and ninety-five cents and fifteen dollars. Three of these should be ample. "Two evening dresses can be enough for any woman. The one thing I would impress on the woman with a small wardrobe — particularly as regards evening gowns — is not to get red, green or yellow because you're spotted if you do. A pastel color does not impress itself on the mind as indelibly as a vivid one. "If I had only two evening gowns I'd have either a black or a white, and a pastel. And I'd have them cut as simply as possible. Their appearance can be changed a great deal by the accessories you use with them — sash, girdle or even the flowers. Anything with a pronounced pattern should be avoided, no matter how becoming it may be. Your friends are sure to comment on the length of time you've been wearing it. "The trouble with cheap dresses is that they're usually piped in some conspicuous contrasting color or they're trimmed with everything but the kitchen stove. I'd rather have two evening dresses — plain but good — than many cheap ones. They don't get hard wear and by taking care of them they can be made to last a long time. "I should say a good evening dress can be had for from ten dollars to twentyfive dollars. If you can spend more, so much the better. Get them as good as you can afford. But I would sooner have two at twenty-five dollars apiece than five at ten dollars. "As for afternoon dresses, I think the so-called cocktail dress is greatly overrated and can easily be got along without. But you do need two one-piece dresses for street wear and, if they're carefully selected, they will also do service for a cocktail dress. It's a matter of personal taste with me but I don't like 41 satin. If satin is used at all it should only be used for evening wear. Even then, if I were dressing on a small budget I'd avoid it because there is nothing shoddier-looking than cheap satin. So, for my street dresses, I'd select either georgette or crepe. Say ten dollars to fifteen dollars each for the two dresses. "A fur piece is the second of the three things on which I said I'd splurge. If I had to watch my