Avondjapon van ALIX van bordeauxrode zijden jersey 1938 - 1939

This Evening Gown design by Alix, drawn with pencil and gouache, really catches the eye with its bordeaux-red jersey. It's all about the process of sketching and refining ideas, a dance between the practical and the dreamy. The texture here is fascinating; the gouache gives this almost velvety feel to the dress, suggesting the way fabric drapes and folds. Notice how the artist uses shading to give depth to the dress, especially around the waist and the open back. This isn’t just a flat rendering; it's an attempt to capture the garment’s potential movement, the way light might play on its surface. The shadow at the bottom of the dress is just a few suggestive pencil strokes, hinting at a figure in motion. Alix seems to be sharing a vision, a feeling, inviting us to imagine the dress in real life, maybe like a modern-day Madame X. Ultimately, this drawing highlights fashion design as a form of art-making, and reminds us that even sketches can hold their own kind of beauty.