Femina, Mars 1928: 10: twee staande vrouwen in jurken van Jane Régny en Goupy en twee details van jurken van Lucien Lelong 1928

This is a page from Femina, a French fashion magazine from March 1928, featuring drawings in pen, ink, and wash. I see these figures standing there, so poised, like they’re waiting for something to happen, or maybe they’re just stuck, suspended in a moment of time. They seem lost in reverie. And then I think about the person who made this drawing, hunched over a table, carefully rendering each fold and pleat, lost in their own way, too. It’s like a dance between the artist and the image, each one leading, each one following, in a kind of silent exchange. I look at the small details below the figures. See how the drafter captures an essence without laboring over details? We’re all just trying to make sense of the world, aren’t we? And maybe that’s what art is, too – a way of grappling with the unknown. So, as you contemplate this image, know that you're also participating in a conversation across time, one that began long before you and will continue long after.