Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Novembre 1931, No. 135, 12e Année, p. 19 1931

This page from a 1931 issue of Feuillets de l'élégance féminine presents a collection of fashion designs, probably made with ink and gouache. The artist uses a restrained colour palette, focusing on soft pastels and muted tones, to create a sense of sophisticated elegance. The designs employ bold graphic lines, with an emphasis on geometric shapes and streamlined silhouettes. Note how the artist uses thin lines to define the outlines of the figures and clothing. Take a look at the way the garments fall on the figures, the artist really captures how clothes sit and move. It’s quite flat, but still somehow spatially suggestive. There's a subtle balance between representation and abstraction. This piece reminds me of the work of Erté. Like this artist, he embraced clean lines, geometric forms, and stylized figures, to evoke a sense of glamour and sophistication. Ultimately, both artists invite us to consider the relationship between art, fashion, and the construction of identity.