Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Juin 1929, No. 106, 9e Année, p.12

This fashion plate by J. Dory, titled *Art - Goût - Beauté*, captures the spirit of 1929 Paris through elegant female figures. The dominant motif is the silhouette of the modern woman, slender and free, adorned in the latest fashions. These garments, with their lowered waistlines and geometric patterns, reflect a departure from the restrictive clothing of previous eras. The cloche hats, like halos, are also suggestive of a newly found freedom and modernity, appearing in various forms throughout history, from ancient protective headgear to symbols of liberty in the French Revolution. Their reappearance here marks another cycle: the dawn of a new era, a liberation from past constraints. The geometric lines of the dresses, echoing Cubist art, engage the viewer, projecting a sense of dynamism and forward motion. It is as if these women are not merely clothed but embodied by the spirit of their age. These images, like cultural memories, connect the past to the present, revealing the cyclical nature of human expression and the subconscious desires that drive it.