Très Parisien, 1925, No. 10, Pl. 7: Créations Cyber (...)- MA BICHE 1925

G-P. Joumard made this fashion plate, Très Parisien, in 1925, using some kind of printmaking technique along with pochoir. I can just imagine the designer, bent over a table, carefully applying watercolor to each print. The overall effect is of a softened geometry. Joumard’s playing with that modern tension between angularity and softness that seems to define the fashion of the 20s. Look at the crisp lines of the garments, juxtaposed against the soft watercolor washes. The composition presents two women, each adorned in the stylish garments. A red dress and a blue dress—a classic pairing. The vertical stripes elongate their figures, a subtle nod to the era's fascination with industrial aesthetics. The gentle curves and silhouettes of the dresses soften the bold vertical lines. It reminds me of Sonia Delaunay’s textile designs and paintings. There’s a similar interest in bold color combinations and geometric abstraction. Artists are always borrowing ideas, consciously or unconsciously, that get reconfigured across time. Painting feels like a form of thinking out loud, where ideas are constantly being exchanged.