In the red-draped, colonnaded ballroom of Paris' decorous Hotel George V, some coals were brought last week to Newcastle. From California, in two specially chartered DC-45, had come manufacturers and models to show Paris the spring styles of San Francisco's up-&-coming clothing industry. The Californians hedged a plush runway with 1,600 Ibs. of chrysanthemums ("blooming three days ago in California"), set up a blinding battery of klieg lights, and surrounded the show with enough hoopla to make the French take notice.
The French took too much notice. Top designersPaquin, Schiaparelli, Maggy Rouff, et al.had all promised to attend the show....
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