Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 19 February 1947, page 4


FASHIONS

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THE PHOTOGRAPHS on

these two pages were re-ceived by airmail from The Queen, London, the authorita-tive fashion journal, and are published exclusively in The Argus Woman's Magazine by special arrangement. This is one of the exclusive services that make The Argus Woman's Magazine the pre-eminent woman's paper of Australia.

W'ITH THE ACCENT on

femininity, the new trend in autumn fashions is towards originality of design as these fashion pictures show. Coats have a new and exciting cut, and jacket suits are made"in a style that flatters the waist-line and achieves individuality. Gone are the severely tailored styles and in their place are soft lines and subtle decoration.

THIS STRIKING COAT has a terra cotta lining for contrast, and is made with a tailored full swinging back.

CONTRAST:

An unusual suit made with a sino-iA

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button fastening and an edge to edge coat in tweed. |

ORIGINALITY is the keynote of this jacket suit that is designed with a softly shaped waist and quaint jacket.

JACKET CONSCIOUS:

This two-piece suit is made in a diagonal

tweed and buttons right up to a high, turned down collar.