Purse

Madeleine Vionnet, 1923

MEDIUMsilk, glass, metal, linen (?)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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THE ARTIST
Madeleine Vionnet

Madeleine Vionnet, the 'pioneer of the bias cut dress,' revolutionized 20th-century fashion with elegant, body-skimming designs inspired by ancient Greek art.

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