Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Novembre 1928, No. 99, 9e Année, p. 15 1928

Editor: Here we have "Art - Goût - Beauté," a fashion plate from 1928 by R. Drivon. It looks like ink and watercolor on paper, showcasing elegant women in flapper dresses. The mood is quite stylish and poised. What strikes you most when you look at it? Curator: Ah, these breezy dresses! For me, it is the sense of liberation, Editor. There's such optimism in the clean lines of Art Deco, in the stylish ease suggested by each carefully chosen hue and swift line. I almost hear the jazz drifting from a gramophone somewhere, do you feel it too? Editor: Definitely, there’s a celebratory feel! I see these drawings of dresses and instantly imagine the parties. The social change feels like it’s practically leaping off the page. But why illustrations, instead of photos? Curator: I believe these illustrations aren't *just* records, but rather invitations into an aspirational world, almost utopian perhaps? They offer a stylish suggestion, filtered through the artist's own vision of perfection. Do you think these renderings suggest a sense of ‘play’ not necessarily conveyed by photos? Editor: That makes perfect sense. It is like these dresses are meant to dance off the page, directly into life! It really underscores the aspirational quality, like you said. I’ll never look at a fashion plate the same way again. Curator: And isn't that wonderful? That an image from nearly a century ago can still ignite a spark of inspiration and give us such…stylish reveries?