Très Parisien, 1927, No. 3, Pl. 10: Créations JEAN PATOU - AU BORD DU CHEMIN by G-P. Joumard

Très Parisien, 1927, No. 3, Pl. 10: Créations JEAN PATOU - AU BORD DU CHEMIN 1927

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Dimensions: height 195 mm, width 120 mm, mm

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Editor: So this watercolor drawing, "Tr\u00e8s Parisien, 1927, No. 3," by G-P. Joumard, features two women in what I assume are Jean Patou designs. I'm immediately drawn to the clean lines and the somewhat subdued, yet stylish mood. What strikes you most about it? Curator: The immediate effect for me is the echo of modernity through familiar forms. Note the repeated vertical lines in the dresses, suggestive of classical columns. This echoes an underlying stability even as hemlines rise. Consider too the turbans – while fashionable, they also speak to the period's fascination with the orient, which carries a whole weight of colonial exchange. Editor: That's fascinating! I hadn't considered the "orient" reference. How do the clothes express this specific historical moment? Curator: In 1927, fashion was signaling change. We're post-war. Women’s roles shifted. Patou and others visually negotiated tradition against modern practicality and expression. How is gender performed through this clothing and for whom? Note also the relative lack of ornament, yet a great deal of detail - these were expensive garments but understated. This piece presents ideas about female independence and modern identities through style, while subtly nodding to classical roots, embedding complex tensions in an ostensibly simple fashion plate. What do you make of their interactions in the scene? Editor: It’s as if the artist has composed a complex narrative without telling the full story. They’re positioned together, but they also seem disconnected. Thanks, I learned a lot about how clothing conveys ideas about shifting cultural values. Curator: Indeed! There is a powerful silence that permeates the whole composition; perhaps a mirror reflects both a surface and the complex narratives that are stitched within it.

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