Très Parisien, 1923, No 7: 12.- FLEURS DES CHAMPS. - 1. Robe d´organdi... 1923

Curator: Oh, I adore the delicate lines and soft hues. It’s so evocative of a bygone era, don't you think? Editor: I can certainly see that. This is a print titled *Très Parisien, 1923, No 7: 12.- FLEURS DES CHAMPS*, created in 1923. The location suggests this was, from the evidence of the image, very much part of an industrial system of design creation. Curator: An assembly line of beauty! Look at those flapper dresses – one in mauve organdy, embroidered with woolen flowers, the other in a muted green. Imagine the rustle of silk, the clinking of bracelets. There’s a certain playful melancholy about them. Editor: The print showcases not only the final product but also, implicitly, the labor behind these garments. Someone, or a team, designed, cut, sewed, and embroidered. It reveals an aspirational vision tied to fashion as a commodity, available for a price and suggesting that you, too, can own this kind of style, maybe! Curator: Style that promised liberation. Notice the exposed shoulders, the relaxed waistlines. It’s a break from the constricting Victorian silhouettes. They're like colourful sketches that make me want to learn more about the social currents they captured. Editor: Exactly. It's printed rather than, say, painted in oils, to reach a broader consumer base. Note how the "Creation Robert" label firmly places the source of the design; this image functions not simply as an object to behold but to acquire. Curator: A beautifully crafted piece of advertising, if you will. The charm of these figures is very seductive. What stories those dresses could tell. Editor: Quite right! Fashion becomes an important lens through which we see these rapid shifts in modernity and production. What does "Tres Parisien" offer women, but the hope of transformation! Curator: These images give us all so much to ponder, whether thinking about creative enterprise, craft work, or the world of Parisian couture during the Jazz Age! Editor: Absolutely. An echo of fleeting elegance anchored in material realities and processes, wouldn't you agree?