Vogue

While studying fashion through the 19th century, I came across this old Vogue-cover from 1919. Even though the illustration is a 'close up', you can immediately tell that the girl was an early adopter of the garçonne look, which was introduced by Coco Chanel during the Roaring Twenties.

The illustration is by Georges Lepape, who also did the artwork for Paul Poiret, featuring his "robe à la minute" (1912-1914). As you can tell, this is a simple 'tube'-dress with short sleeves and very narrow around the ankles and in which no corset was needed. Both Poiret as Chanel are considered as the fashion designers who liberated women from tight undergarments.

Chanel Short

Another great example on how fashion and film can intermix:


Lagerfeld must be the busiest man in fashion. He directed the following Chanel Short Film called Paris-Shangai: A Fantasy and designed the Métiers d'Art collection inspired by the same theme. Furthermore he is a succesful photographer (see e.g. : the dom pérignon-campagne with C. Schiffer) while still being the creative director for Chanel and Fendi.










Oh, and remember the Lara Stone by Karl Lagerfeld-piece?





Later today my Costume & Fashion-class will take place, and we will learn more about Gabrielle Chanel's design. Last week we already studied Charles Frederick Worth and Paul Poiret. I'm very excited.