What Shall I Wear?

Transvestia

Beatrice (33-B-2 FPE)

(Continued from TVia #28)

THE WOMAN WITH SLIM HIPS AND WIDE SHOULDERS:

The woman with slim hips and wide shoulders, the problem is to minimize the width of the hips; to achieve balance in the figure by the addition of width, fullness or emphasize elsewhere than at the shoulders. This can be done by means of draped fullness, panier panels, pep- lums, pockets and seaming as well as by the addition of contrasting fabric for a yoke. The wide shoulder can be cut by V necklines, raglan sleeves, draped shoulders, draping and a shaped square neckline. Bulky shouldered jackets should be avoided in favor of coats with longer line, capes that fit in a yoke and flare widely are very good.

A woman with this type of figure should, in most cases, avoid broad brimmed hats and choose instead those with a soft diagonal line like berets, Bretons or tri- connes. Her accessories may be large and her prints bold and clear. She may wear satin and bright colors.

THE WOMAN WITH WIDE HIPS AND NARROW SHOULDERS.

Many older women suddenly discover that their hips have spread all out of proportion to the width of their shoulders. By the use of long lines cutting thru the hips, they can lead the eye up to the shoulder or down to the hemline and thereby distract attention from the wide hips. They should avoid horizontal lines in the region of the hips. They should use sharp angles instead, sleeves should never be full at the bottom, for this adds

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