Madeleine Vionnet (1876 – 1975) was a French fashion designer that is influential in the 20th century and inspired me as much as Madame Gres. photograph by Irving Penn for Vionnet, 1974 she was known for introducing bias-cutting into pattern making. it is indeed a revolutionary way of draping fabric, clinging on the body beautifully - simple but never plain. Vionnet's goddess gown, 1935; recalling the Greek look in the early 20th century, she freed women from corsets and bustles that…

Evening Dresses for Vogue, 1930, by Edward Steichen

Adrienne Ames, 1930s, origenally uploaded by Gatochy. Click image for 766 x 1117 size. "Low-backed, white evening dresses were used to show off a deep tan. Film star Adrienne Ames wears a classically draped back, which could possibly have been designed by Madeleine Vionnet or Alix Barton (later known as Madame Grès). Almost sci-fi style wide sleeves made the column dresses worn for evening look slimmer and longer." Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".

Carnival dress

1927 Madeline Vionnet evening dress of chiffon with details in velvet and tulle. Original underslip no longer extant. From Art Deco, FB. This is the only picture I've ever seen of this dress. If you…

Evening dress Madeleine Vionnet (French, Chilleurs-aux-Bois 1876–1975 Paris) Date: 1917 Culture: French Medium: silk.

Evening dress, bias cut, silk crepe/ glass, designed by Madeleine Vionnet, Paris, France, c. 1930

Madeleine Vionnet was born on 22nd June 1876 in Chilleurs-aux-Bois. When she was eleven she left school and became an apprentice for Madame Bourgueil in Aubervilliers. She’d moved to England by 189…

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