"Chaos and Classicism" at the Guggenheim

Chaos and Classicism
John Bigelow Taylor

Caftan, Madeleine Vionnet, 1921
The vogue for all things Greek infected fashion after the war as well. The Paris designer Vionnet was a pioneer of classically-styled draped garments like this one. "My inspiration comes from Greek vases," she said, "from the beautifully clothed women depicted on them, or even the lines of the vase itself."

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