1958
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Maintenon is a 1958 by Marie-Louise Carven, depicting Womenswear, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a woman in a simple, knee-length dress with a red-and-white plaid pattern. The dress has short sleeves and a slight A-line shape, with a bow at the waist. Her hair is pulled back neatly, and she’s walking with one hand resting on her hip. In the corner, there’s a smaller drawing of the same dress from the back, showing how it flares out slightly. The loose, quick lines and light shading give the drawing a sketchy, unfinished feel. The name “Maintenon” is written in the top-right corner, which might be the dress’s name or the model’s. If you like fashion sketches, look up womenswear to see how clothing designs have changed over time.
Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945.
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