Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Drawing of the Day: A Design by Vermont, c. 1913

Dress Designs
Melanie Vermont, 1913
The Victoria & Albert Museum




Melanie Vermont created these pencil sketches in 1913 as designs for two evening gowns. They’re an excellent window into the mindset of a designer of the 1910s, a time when flowing material and drapery were quite en vogue. To this end, lighter and softer textiles were being employed. These free-flowing designs allowed a woman to be less-corseted and restricted
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