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...Cambridge, Mass., a couple dressed in traditional wedding finery (the bride complete with veil, bouquet, and toe-length gown) took a trolley car to their wedding at St. Anthony's Church and back again, gave their autographs to the astonished passengers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patterns | 8/10/1942 | See Source »

...Young, smart Advertising Director John C. Wood planned to launch a display campaign in newspapers and magazines this week to publicize the new designs. The trends of fashions as Altman and other stores studied them last week: There are three predominant silhouets ?medieval, crinoline, Empire. Empire features long toe-length skirts and extremely high waists to emphasize the curve of the bosom. The crinoline type, adorned with bows and puffs, has a hoopskirt effect. The ecclesiastic medieval silhouet, which fashion experts predict will be the most popular, emphasizes slim waists, full sweeping skirts, and necklines either demurely high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Haute Couture | 8/13/1934 | See Source »

Augustabernard-Pastel and white evening dresses with twisted belts of chiffon velvet. In reaction to the waist-length velvet evening jackets of last Spring are toe-length evening coats, draped like dresses. The Augustabernard waistline is down to the top of the hips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fall Opening | 8/18/1930 | See Source »

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