Dress

This short day dress is made of checked silk taffeta in grey, coral, black and white. It is sleeveless, with a square neckline, straight bodice and waistline on the hips. Skirt panels are gathered on to the hip band, over a straight and longer black taffeta underskirt. Paul Poiret designed it between 1923 and 1926. The dress is part of a collection entirely made of checked silk taffeta of grey, coral, white and black. Poiret based it on the 'picture dress', a romantic alternative to the straight chemise dress. The 'picture dress' displayed a long, wide skirt attached to a fitted bodice, usually at a natural waistline. Poiret used it as the basis for a very modern day dress. This combined the

Dress · Paris · 1923-1926. By Poiret, Paul. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.