Jeanne Lanvin

This afternoon coat is made of black silk chiffon, to which squares of black wool crepe have been applied. This coat is an example of the strong relationship between art and fashion. The geometric forms in this piece are assembled according to the collage techqniue, which wa part of the abstract art movement of the 1920s. Black was popularized for the use in evening wear by Coco Chanel in the mid-1920s. 

Afternoon Coat

Jeanne Lanvin

Paris

Summer 1929

  Black Crepe and Silk Chiffon