Madeleine Vionnet was a very well known couture designer of the time with her clients ranging from European aristocrats to wealthy North Americans such as the Baroness Robert de Rothschild. She was highly valued for her dress finishing skills and the attention that she paid to the bodice of a garment. Her skills truly followed the curves of a woman’s body in a chic, modern and flattering way

 After Vionnet’s first couture house closed during the war she came back stronger in the early 1920’s in Paris. This is where she became famous for her bias-cut techniques. This is a technique used to create draping which naturally hugs the body by cutting the textiles in such a way. She was at master geometrician of her time. 

 Her works have been captured by the most important photographers of the time, however, that did not mean her name would stick around. Unfortunately, as the Second World War broke out she closed her couture house and retired in the 40’s. Although her name was not remembered her garments were and her technique has inspired multiple contemporary fashion designers. 

  

  I am inspired by Madeleine Vionnet’s work as it has a natural, modern feeling to it. Not only this but she is one of the first designers of her time to embrace a woman’s natural curves and use textiles to show they real beauty of a feminine body. Overall, I find Vionnet’s work as an inspiration of natural beauty and acceptance of real bodies. I believe this is highly important in today’s world of fashion.  

 

 

 BIBLIOGRAPHY 

 

Agnihotri, A. (2017). THE QUEEN OF THE BIAS CUT. Available at: https://medium.com/@aakankshaagnihotri/the-queen-of-the-bias-cut-eca31f17e51f. Accessed: 28th Deco 2023.

 

Victoria and Albert Museum. (n.d.). V&A · Madeleine Vionnet – an introduction. [online] Available at: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/madeleine-vionnet-an-introduction. Accessed: 28th Dec 2023.