Très Parisien, 1925, No. 7, Pl. 3: Créations Jean PATOU - DINARD 1925

This fashion plate was created by G-P. Joumard in 1925, and it's a lithograph, meaning it's a print pulled from a flat stone. The artist, or rather, illustrator, had to make decisions about colour, pattern, and shape, thinking about how these elements would translate to fabric. I imagine Joumard was thinking, how can I make these new Jean Patou designs pop? So they contrasted the solid black coat against the pale pink collar and the soft greys. The thin lines describing the figures are delicate. I wonder if the artist was also thinking about the movement of the women, the way they would float through a room? The colours are flat, yet the patterns create depth. It’s like the artist is saying, “Look at these clothes, how chic!” As painters we're all in conversation, and in art, as in fashion, everything comes back around.