Petit costume de sport en toile bleu et blanche 1919

This fashion plate, *Petit costume de sport en toile bleu et blanche,* presents a tennis outfit in blue and white. You can see the crisp lines and the flat blocks of color, so typical of early 20th-century printmaking. I imagine the artist, or perhaps a team of artists, carefully laying down each color, one after the other, building up the image layer by layer. What did they think about the person who would wear such a sporty outfit? Did they think of them as bold or modern? Look at the blue of the dress, how it defines the shape of the wearer, how the white stripes give it a nautical flair, and the tree with hanging pods on the right. It reminds me of the work of Sonia Delaunay, who also designed clothing and textiles, blurring the boundaries between fine art and everyday life. Art and fashion are in constant dialogue, each influencing the other, and fashion plates like this offer a glimpse into that creative exchange.