Toujours Chic Hiver 1921-1922: index 1921 - 1922

This fashion plate, Toujours Chic Hiver 1921-1922: index, was made by G-P. Joumard and lives at the Rijksmuseum. I imagine Joumard must have been under pressure to show all of these designs on one page – can you imagine what it must have been like to create this little index of women’s fashion? The line work is so simple, yet the message is very clear. Joumard creates a lot of variety, playing with the width of the lines and even with how much ink is on the pen. It all feels very spontaneous, but there's also a sense of control. There's an interesting tension there. Fashion plates like this remind me of Warhol's shoe illustrations, or even the work of contemporary artists who use fashion as a subject. It is all part of an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity.