Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Mai 1931, No. 129, 11e Année, p. 20 1931

This page from a 1931 issue of “Art-Goût-Beauté” magazine presents fashion as a blueprint, a kind of design-led art. The color palette, all sophisticated brick red and dove gray, is applied evenly, like stencils, creating a flat, graphic feel that speaks to the period's industrial aesthetic. It emphasizes line and form, turning figures into elegant diagrams of style. The confident lines of the dresses and the geometric shapes of the composition show us that fashion isn't just about clothing; it's about the art of seeing, the architecture of self-expression. Look at the way the artist uses color blocking to define shapes and volumes: it reminds me of Fernand Léger, another artist of the era who understood the power of simple forms and colors to convey complex ideas. This piece encapsulates a moment in time and shows how art and fashion are in an ongoing dialogue. They’re not just about what we wear, but how we see ourselves in the world.