Woman’s Illustrated February 15 1958 Page 32

Be dashing . . . wear our chemise dress without the belt. 

You can see how lovely it looks in the photograph

CHEMISE LINE FOR SUMMER

Subtly becoming, strictly contemporary, here is your chance to try the true Paris chemise dress for yourself 

BE in the fashion swim this summer wearing a truly French chemise. Its long, lean, beautiful lines do the very most for your figure, because every seam and dart is there with a definite purpose-to enhance the shape beneath! Wear it belted, if you wish, until your eye becomes familiar with the new shape, but once that has happened, I promise you you will be as enthusiastic as I am. 

You will love the collar-it is quite new and very flattering; you will delight in the making, for the clever cutting has been done on the pattern and you simply have to cut round the pattern shapes; and you will enjoy wearing it for you will feel younger, more willowy and twice as beautiful in this exciting new fashion. SARAH REDWOOD 

SHOPPING A. W. Gamage, Ltd., Holborn, London, E.C.1, are stockists for the lovely Ferguson's screen-printed ., "Everglaze" cotton featured on this page. Obtainable in three lovely colours; smudged shades of blue, gold and grey. 36 inches wide, the cotton costs 9s.11d (about $1.39) a yard. 

PATTERN E3,647

LAYOUT OF PATTERN PIECES

MATERIALS REQUIRED (click image to enlarge and view)

THESE ARE ‘WOMAN’S ILLUSTRATED’ HOME TESTED PATTERNS

HOW TO ORDER 

Fill in this order form or copy the information on to a piece of paper and send it, with your P.O., to "Woman's Illustrated" Best way Fashion Service, P.O. Box 653. 21 Whitefriars St., London. E.C4. Pattern E.3,647 costs 2s. 7d. (about 36cents) inclusive of postage and packing and is cut in bust sizes 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches

ORDER FORM

PLease send me Pattern E.l,647 Bust size.........

I enclose P.O. value.................. Name ..........Address .........

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