- Title: UK: LONDON: CHRISTIAN DIOR HATS - PREVIEW OF SPRING COLLECTION
- Date: 30th November 1965
- Summary: MISS WORLD WEARING A TRANSPARENT CARTWHEEL; "FINLAND" - A WHITE, EXOTIC STRAW WITH BLACK STRIPES; "ROTTERDAM" - AN ORANGE SILK FLEMISH BONNET; "UTRECHT" - ANOTHER FLEMISH BONNET IN WHITE AND GOLD; "DIORLING" - A PINK LILY OF THE VALLEY CLOCHE; "LONCHAMPS" - A MIMOSA AND WHITE PETAL CLOCHE; AND A SPORTING ITEM "WIMBLEDON DOUBLE" - A CLOCHE IN WHITE LINEN. Initials JM/V/MR/SA Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 15th December 1965 12:00
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- Location: UK - LONDON
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Reuters ID: LVACEX3ZTDC0KKX3KPV63ROHZSEJ
- Story Text: THEY TELL ME THAT WHEN A WOMAN WEARS A NEW HAT THE WHOLE WORLD LOOKS DIFFERENT TO HER .... CERTAINLY IT'S GOING TO LOOK A GREAT DEAL BRIGHTER AND GAYER NEXT SPRING, IF THE CHRISTIAN DIOR SPRING HAT COLLECTION IS THE USUAL SUCCESS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THEME FEATURED IN THE COLLECTION PREVIEWED IN LONDON TODAY (TUESDAY): "NORDIC LINE" - "THE FAR EAST" - "THE WESTERNERS" - "SOUTHERN BELLES"- "THE FLEMISH LINE" - "JAMAICA INN"; AND THE EVER POPULAR ANNUAL THEMES OF THE "RACING AND SOCIAL OCCASIONS" AND "GOING TO A WEDDING".
THE COLOURS RANGE FROM OCEAN AND CLEAR, LIGHT NAVY MARINE BLUE THROUGH GREEN AND YELLOW TO PINK. WITH MATERIALS THE EMPHASIS IS ON AN ABUNDANCE OF WICKER AND OPEN-WORK STRAWS WHICH GIVE A TRANSPARENT EFFECT. VERY OFTEN FLOWERS AND PETALS ARE WORKED INTO THE STRAW GIVING A TOUCH OF EXTRA LIGHTNESS AND NOVELTY.
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