jurk naar 'Petits Chevaux'

jurk naar 'Petits Chevaux'

The 1920s were rightfully called the 'roaring twenties'. Following World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic, feelings of freedom and optimism prevailed in Europe. Fashion followed suit: simple, comfortable silhouettes without corsets, supple fabrics like jersey, bare arms and skirts shorter than ever before. Classical elements were favoured as adornment, as this reproduction of the 1921 Petits Chevaux dress, based on a famous vase from Greek antiquity, proves. [text 2023]<br>

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The 1920s were rightfully called the 'roaring twenties'. Following World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic, feelings of freedom and optimism prevailed in Europe. Fashion followed suit: simple, comfortable silhouettes without corsets, supple fabrics like jersey, bare arms and skirts shorter than ever before. Classical elements were favoured as adornment, as this reproduction of the 1921 Petits Chevaux dress, based on a famous vase from Greek antiquity, proves. [text 2023]

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Title

jurk naar 'Petits Chevaux'

Dating

1921 - 1926

Material and technique

crepe, geborduurd; kralen

Object number

34248

Object type

dameskleding, jurk

Acquisition

schenking 2018

Exhibitions

  • Collectie Centraal , Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2023

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.1A67A24C-21FE-4603-8331-B8C79C7714DC

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