Fashion Show

Fashions come and fashions go, which is just as well for designers, manufacturers and retailers. Probably just as well, too, for the girl down the street and the woman next door, for what more intriguing, more exasperating, more delightful, and more satisfying interest can woman have than fashion? It is true, of course, that dad or hubby may frown on this kind of talk, lest it make a dint in his wallet, but take away her interest in clothes and what kind of a woman would he have around the house? He may as well accept the situation anyway, because that wallet will be dinted come what may--in the name of the one foible which since Eve's figleaf has never failed to interest women.

In Gisborne in 1955 that interest is as keen as ever, witness the capacity houses which fill up even standing room whenever local salons parade their new season's models before the public. So we took a camera along the other night to Low's Rooms, sure that whatever pictures we took could not fail to interest the thousands of Poverty Bay women, who were not able to attend.

Judith Ann opens the parade wearing a 2-piece outfit designed by Murray in grey and pink flecked wool, with the hat, the new H-line in grey chenille straw with sweeping osprey trim.

Are the models, from left, Joan, Yvonne, Pam, and Judith Ann.

Dressing, undressing, fussing with those last little details, the girls had a busy time backstage

And now, on the page opposite, let's have a look at one or two of the creations as the public saw them.

First of all, there's Yvonne waiting to come on, wearing a 3-piece cardigan suit in royal blue and red spotted wool jersey, and a perky red hat.

Middle picture at top on opposite page shows Joan wearing a smart suit in charcoal grey gaberdine, featuring long lapels and cutaway front. Her dashing hat in the newest shade, ming blue, has a beautiful white, side-sweeping osprey.

Next is Yvonne wearing a charcoal melange frock with tailored velvet bow at the neck, and a smart lime peachbloom hat.

Judith Ann is first in the bottom row, in a black Swiss embroidered organdy cocktail frock. The tie sash is finished with a small red posy.

Next is Pam, the junior of the party, looking young and smart in her duck-egg blue polka dot wool jersey frock, with white guipure lace edging. the neckline and yoke. A final touch is her winter white novelty sailor hat trimmed with black velvet bows.

And finally, here is Yvonne again, wearing a sheath frock with matching jacket of moonlight brocade. It has an unusual scoop neckline and a spark- ling silver belt. Draped silver lame makes her close-fitting cocktail hat with its dew-drop veiling.

Judith Ann, Pam and Yvonne get last minute attention before the show. Armfuls of hats and frocks come and go enough to make any girl's mouth water and in all the rush and bustle Yvonne insinuates herself into yet another frock while Pam gets her zipper zipped.

On this page we present half-a-dozen of the many styles modelled. For descriptions, see previous page. Photographs were posed after the public parade was finished.

To complete our feature on fashion, we reproduce on this page the greatest fashion show of all—a parade of styles from B.C.20 through the ages to modern times, with a convenient key for the interested.

1. Celtic Chief B.C. 20
2. Early Briton A.d. 100
3. Romanised Briton A.d. 400
4. Saxon Cheim A.D. 900
5.'Saxon Child A.D. 900
6. Saxon Peasant A.D. 900
7. Anglo-Saxon Woman A.D. 1000
8. Anglo-Norman Peasant A.D. 1080
9. Norman Knight A.D. 1080
10. Anglo-Norman Child A.D. 1100
11. Norman Lady A.D. 1100
12. Anglo-Norman Girl A.D. 1120
13. Norman Noble A.D. 1120
14. Norman Bowman A.D. 1130
15. Norman Womaq A.D. 1150
16. Merchant. A.D. 1180
17. Man of the People A.D. 1200
18. Little Girl A.D. 1230
19. Han ol the People A.D. 1230
20. Woman of the People A.D. 1250
21. Knight A.D.1250
23. Peasant A.D. 1270
23. Scholar A.D. 1270
24. Merchant A.D. 1280
25. Woman of the People A.D. 1280
26. Lady A.D. 1280
27. Knight A.D. 1320
28. Lady A.D. 1320
29. Nobleman A.D. 1350
30. Woman A.D. 1350
31. Man A.D. 1360
33. Citizen A.D. 1360
33. Boy A.D. 1360
34. Man A.D. 1370
35. Man A.D. 1370
36. Boy A.D. 1420
37. Man A.D. 1450
38. Lady A.D. 1460
39. Man A.D. 1460
40. lady A.D. 1465
41. Man of Fashion A.D. 1470
42. Gentleman A.D. 1470
43. Merchant A.D. 1490
44. Gentleman A.D. 1500
45. Gentleman A.D. 1520
46. lady A.D. 1540
47- Apprentice. A.D. 1560
48. Gentleman A.D. 1570
49. lady A.D. 1570
50. lady A.D. 1575
51. Man of the people A.D. 1580
52. Boy. A.D. 1590
53. Country woman A.D. 1590
54. Gentleman A.D. 1630
55. Child A.D. 1630
56. Man A.D. 1630
57. Boy A.D. 1635
58. Cavalier A.D. 1635
59. Gentleman A.D. 1642
60. Lady A.D. 1640
61. Man A.D. 1645
62. Puritan Man A.D. 1650
63. Puritan Woman A.D. 1650
64. Woman A.D. 1670
65. Gentleman A.D. 1675
66. Lady of Fashion A.D. 1675
67. Gentleman A.D. 1720
68. Lady A.D. 1730
69. Man A.D. 1745
70. Lady A.D. 1760
71. Gentleman A.D. 1765
72. Boy A.D. 1765
73. Lady A.D. 1770
74. Lady A.D. 1775
75. Gentleman A.D. 1785
76. Lady in Ridinng Habit A.D. 1790
77. Man A.D. 1790
78. Man A.D. 1800
79. Man A.D. 1830
80. Woman A.D. 1835
81. Man A.D. 1836
82. Woman A.D. 1860
83. Man A.D. 1860
84. Man A.D. 1862
85. Woman A.D. 1885
86. Woman A.D. 1895
87. Man A.D. 1896
88. Man A.D. 1897
89. Woman A.D. 1910
90. Woman A.D. 1930
91. Woman A.D. 1937
92. Man A.D. 1945
93. Woman A.D. 1945
94. Woman A.D. 1949

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 9 : March 31, 1955

Fashion Show