Pain d'épice
1958
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Pain d'épice is a 1958 by Carven, depicting Bread, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a simple line drawing of a person wearing a tailored jacket and skirt. The jacket has two buttons and a slight flare at the waist. Next to the figure, there’s a smaller drawing of just the jacket, showing its front view with clean lines. The name “Pain d’épice” is written in the top right corner—it’s French for “gingerbread,” but here it might just be a playful title. The drawing feels quick and loose, like a fashion sketch. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shading with lines.
These delicate ink-on-paper drawings capture the quiet poetry of everyday things: pinecones, reeds, apples.
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