Tournure
1958
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Tournure is a 1958 by Carven, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a woman in a long, flowing dress with a fitted bodice and a wide skirt. The bodice is plain with a bow at the neck, while the skirt has a loose, gathered look with big red floral shapes scattered across it. Her hair is pulled back neatly, and she’s wearing simple shoes. In the corner, there’s a smaller drawing of the same dress from the back, showing how it drapes. The name "Tournure" is written on the paper, which might hint at the dress’s style. The loose, gathered skirt looks like it’s meant to show movement, even though the drawing itself is still. If you like this dress, look up bustle to see how skirts like this were shaped in the past.
These delicate ink-on-paper drawings capture the quiet poetry of everyday things: pinecones, reeds, apples.
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