Robe de style
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The Robe de style describes a style of dress popular in the 1920s as an alternative to the straight-cut chemise dress.
The style was characterised by its full skirts. The bodice could be fitted, or straight-cut in the chemise manner, with a dropped waist, but it was the full skirt that denoted the robe de style. Sometimes the fullness was supported with petticoats, panniers, or hoops.
The robe de style was a signature design of the couturier Jeanne Lanvin.[1]. Other couture houses known for their versions of the robe de style included Callot Soeurs and Lucile.
[edit] References
- ^ Merceron, Dean, Lanvin, (London, 2007) (ISBN 978-0847829538)
