Dyer, Elizabeth · Boston, Houghton Mifflin · leaf 160
TEXTILE FABRICS 144 call attention to round shoulders. Yokes or any horizontal lines near the shoulder accentuate square shoulders, and oblique lines make slop¬ ing shoulders more no¬ ticeable. A collar, vestee, or neck-line may throw the whole waist out of proportion by making it look short and… … belt to skirt-hem) are not equal; or when they are not very noticeably un¬ equal. A very short waist or a very long one is not so satisfying as one where the proportion is more subtle. 2. Contrast and variety. Contrast and variety are secured by the use of decoration or by changing the direction of…
Textile fabrics
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