Vintage Paparazzi’s First-Run Fashions

LINDA DARNELL—INTRIGUING STAR . . .

of “The Great John L,” a Bing Crosby production, accentuates her dark loveliness with this startling yellow doeskin jacket over a pencil-slim black wool skirt. The oriental-influence peplum in geometric design emphasizes the fitted waist. A Morris Kraus original.

MODERN MOOD

Casual elegance is Linda Darnell’s choice for daytime hours. This smartly checked black and white suit is youthful and gay. A new, twinkling touch . . . pockets and cuff lightly etched with tiny bead. Of soft wool, it’s a Morris Kraus original.

CHECKED SPARROW

Try your wings in this debonair black and white checked coat. You’ll love its cinched-in, belted look… the snugly buttoned lumber jacket sleeves . . . the chintuckable, deep-notched lapels. This Hi-Ho, Jr. is in soft American woolen. Sizes 7-17. About $35 at Lansburgh’s, Washington, D. C. Salfair Play Topper beret in all colors. About $2 at R. H. Macy, New York

FLEPGLINCS . . .

Clean-cut cardigan jacket above a freedom-loving pleated skirt. In downy-textured Botany Flannel, this Jaunty Junior comes in chartreuse, pink, ice-land blue or green. 7-15. The suit, about $30 at Sanger Bros., Dallas. The Betmar cloche, with tucked-in feather, in all colors about $5 at L. S. Ayres, Indianapolis

Pink arrows on navy . . . or pale blue on black, if you prefer . . . point up the nipped-in waist and the broad shoulder line of this Arkay Jr. suit. It’s of nest-soft William Whitman wool. 7-15. About $22 at Livingston Bros., San Francisco. The “Fun Cap,” all colors, is hand-crocheted rayon straw—about $4 at Bullock’s, Los Angeles.

NIGHTINGALE MAGIC . . .

There are lyrical lines in the soft front fullness and the enchantingly simple neckline of this Tommie Austin dress. In feather-light Celanese Jersanese. You’ll find it in plumage-pure colors . . . aqua, coral, lime and other pastels, or black. Sizes 10-18. For that fresh-from-the-nest look, bonnet yourself in a Madcap like this, touched lightly with a pert bow. The dress is around $9 at Joseph Horse, Pittsburgh. The bonnet about $4 at Filene’s, Boston

 

It is a quote. MODERN SCREEN MAGAZINE MARCH 1945