Artist: Jeanne Marie Charlotte Beckers
Museum: Kunstgewerbemuseum (Berlin, Germany)
Technique: Cotton
This model, which combines pre World War I luxury and sophistication, is typical of Jeanne Paquin’s (1869-1936) style in its indulgence in tastefully coordinated pastel tones: reed green, pink and ivory. The tunic, open in front with slightly elevated waist and billowing sleeves, has a wide neckline framed by a scalloped lace collar. Beneath this are multiple layers of light rose silk tulle and the waist is highlighted with a diamond-shaped bodice belt of pink silk satin. The tunic itself consists of three lengths fabric: two long lateral pieces that are combined to form a loose billowing on the right rear and a knee-length piece at the rear centre. A rose bouquet holds the bunch of fabric. The skirt, with its high waist, extends below the pink-coloured bodice belt. On the left, which is open below the knee, one can see a petticoat of fine silk tulle trimmed in satin. Its front is made of an obliquely processed satin sheet that ends in a train at the back. This skirt, converging conically downward, reflects the high waist with siren line that was popular around 1912.
Artist |
|
|---|---|
Download |
|
Permissions |
Free for non commercial use. See below. |
 |
This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. However - you may not use this image for commercial purposes and you may not alter the image or remove the watermark. This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.
|
Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may
not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the
