French Fashion Illustration (1913)

Woman wearing a white damask gown embroidered with pearls and featuring the scrolling pattern. She also wears a long pearl necklace and white velvet coat with fur on the sleeves and neck. French fashion illustration in sophisticated style between 1912-25. The spectacular beribboned, furred, feathered and jewelled fantasy costumes. Combining aesthetic demands with the physical whole and imposed the image of women: slender, independent and daring. Original from The Rijksmuseum.