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Don't economize too much on clothes. This
suggestion is offered by Louise Brooks, Hollywood actress whom Travis Banton,
designer of Paramount fashions, has declared one of the world's best dressed
woman.
"A well dressed woman, even though
her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world" says Miss
Brooks. "Without good clothes, a woman'sge wavers
and often falls her completely".
"I have watched the effect of clothes in theatrical
work in New York and in motion picture work in Hollywood, and I know that
the rule also holds good in other businesses. The girl who is conscious of
being smartly attired, is able to make a far less self-conscious approach.
She has the quiet confidence that her appearance is down to the minute and
this confidence has its effect on the persons she meets".
"Compelled to wear a last
season's turban or shoes that do not blend with her stockings, girl can not
be at ease. She feels inferior in the presence of others".
"This is true even when a
girl is dealing with men. It is not that they notice anything wrong with her
appearance. It is her own knowledge of it".
It is the contention of
this former Follies beauty that is not necessary to be expensively
dressed in order to be well dressed.
"Intelligent
selection means a great deal" she declares. "Women
know by experience and by instinct the sort of clothes in which they appear
best and with a little care and time they can always dress well at a
moderate cost"
An actual lesson in the
psychology of clothes was gained by Miss Brooks in Beggars of life.
The screen story was adapted from Jim Tully's epic of Hobohemia and
shows Miss Brooks in man's attire through the early part of the picture.
"A
boy's cap, a woolen shirt, a coat three sixe too large trousers also too
large, and heavy bob-nailed shoes made me a differetn person entirely"
she says. "I wasn't myself at all when I met people
in the studio lunchroom or when I took advantage of a few spare minutes
during the day to run into a studio office on business".
"At
the end of the day's work, back in silk things, sheer hose, French heels and
a smart, new hat, I was myself again, confident and sure of my appearance".
Anonimo, Ex-Follies star
declaims o the matter of costume, "Washington Post", July 28, 1928 |