Dress by Madeleine Vionnet, 1914

Dress by Madeleine Vionnet, 1914, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"The classical costume is translated into a fashionable Grecian-style dress of 1914. Designers Kacques Doucet, Paul Poiret and mariano Fortuny all borrowed from the classical style, but this dress was probably a creation by designer Madeleine Vionnet who opened her house in Paris in 1912. She was famous for her bias-cut drapery and the influences of her style can be seen in the later work of Madame Grès and John Galliano."

Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".

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King George V at Ascot, 1907

King George V at Ascot, 1907, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".

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The Duncan Dancers, 1900-1914

The Duncan Dancers, 1900-1914, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"The Duncan dancers pose in classical costume, an influential fashion trend of the time. Isadora Duncan had caused controversy with her free-moving dance techniques that contrasted with the disciplined movement of classical ballet. She danced barefoot to the music of Brahms and Wagner and later founded her own dance school in Moscow."

Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".

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A. Leon-Jean-Bastile Perrault, Water Nymph, 1898

A. Leon-Jean-Bastile Perrault, Water Nymph, 1898, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Hide and Seek, c. 1877

James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Hide and Seek, c. 1877, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Vintage dancers

Vintage dancers, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Ectoplasmosis.

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Childe Hassam, Street Scene in Paris, Autumn, 1889

Childe Hassam, Street Scene in Paris, Autumn, 1889, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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