Très Parisien, 1925, No. 6, Pl. 14: Créations Jean PATOU.- L'IMPRÉVU 1925

Editor: So, here we have "Très Parisien, 1925, No. 6, Pl. 14: Créations Jean PATOU - L'IMPRÉVU," a drawing in ink and watercolour on paper by G-P. Joumard, currently residing in the Rijksmuseum. There's a really striking graphic quality to it, almost like a fashion plate. What catches your eye in this piece? Curator: Ah, yes, it's as though a gentle rain has kissed the paper, hasn't it? That Art Deco sharpness tempered by the softness of watercolour… it’s a daydream rendered in geometry. Notice how Joumard captures not just the clothing, but a specific mood? Tell me, what do these figures whisper to you? Editor: They feel... restrained, yet stylish. Like they’re playing a part, adhering to a certain ideal of Parisian chic. Curator: Exactly! They're archetypes of a modern, post-war woman finding her voice. But beneath that poised exterior, I sense a subtle challenge to traditional norms, perhaps? What do you think that striking difference in dress codes symbolizes? Editor: Perhaps a move away from the strict tailoring into something more playful and carefree? One is almost androgynous, the other geometric. Curator: Precisely! A flapper finding her wings against the conventions. It makes one wonder: if these women could step off the page, what audacious dreams would they whisper in our ears? Editor: I never thought about it like that, it's much more complex. Now, seeing it as an encapsulation of cultural and sartorial shifts gives me so much more to ponder. Curator: It is art’s role, after all. We approach the surface of it; sometimes, we break it to discover secrets within. And then it opens for you to express it to others.