The art & ethics of dress . forthe sake of introducing harmony of either case it should show that it is apart of the whole and that it fulfills someactual need. For example, a bow of rib-bon is often used for the purpose of intro-ducing color. It should always be usedto finish or tie some portion of the should not be a made-up bow stuck on. Richard Hall says that no one but anartist can know how powerfully one smallcolor accent can tell, especially in matterof contrast. A woman of unerring in-stinct for contrast and harmony in tonesand hues can devise the most original andfas
The art & ethics of dress . forthe sake of introducing harmony of either case it should show that it is apart of the whole and that it fulfills someactual need. For example, a bow of rib-bon is often used for the purpose of intro-ducing color. It should always be usedto finish or tie some portion of the should not be a made-up bow stuck on. Richard Hall says that no one but anartist can know how powerfully one smallcolor accent can tell, especially in matterof contrast. A woman of unerring in-stinct for contrast and harmony in tonesand hues can devise the most original andfascinating toilettes for herself. Ornament may be applied to empha-size the construction or to finish individ-ual parts. To illustrate: a certain amountof ornament or addition to the sleeve ispermissible so long as it is in strict accord-ance with the natural shape of the armand does not disturb the proportions. Itmust never show a want of meaning. Itshould always be construction deco-rated, never decoration constructed.[16]. Summer gowns that are always beautiful. Half anartists life is spent in learning what to look tor,how to distinguish the essential, the characteristic,and how to eliminate the rest. BEAUTY As we should avoid excrescent orna-ment, so we should have nothing flying orhanging loosely about. If ribbons are re-quired to tie something together, the endsshould be long enough to do so effectively,but not to leave streamers to fly about inthe wind. Castellated and all kinds ofloose, flapping trimmings are unsuitablefor they fulfill no reasonable purpose anddistract and annoy the eye. Fringes, originally the raveling outand tying of the ends of material, can onlyhang truly in one position and are out ofcharacter on sleeves or other parts of thedress where they get turned upside down. A pleated edge is useful when neededto give more solidity. An embroideredborder or flat trimming laid on is suit-able for drapery when it needs a trimming on a dress sho
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