Battle of the skirts in London
London: The Battle of the Skirts has begun in Britain. Leading artists and society women are joining in the controversy. Sir William Orpen, the famous painter, has drawn for the London Daily Mail some pictures of short skirts, showing trim legs and bulky legs. He accompanies the sketch with a dissertation on fashionable dressing, which would show, he says, the best and not the worst of woman. The Hon Mrs Fortescue, who has a dress salon at Hampstead, a fashionable centre, when interviewed, said skirts are going to be much longer. ‘‘I am very glad. I think these Paris designs are intended for French women. With their small feet they can wear short skirts, but portrait painters regard the present style as very beautiful, and would be sorry to see skirts touching the ground again. Ascot costumes are expected to set a new style for skirts, which will be at least two inches longer.’’ — ODT, 6.5.1922.