Gazette du Bon Ton. Art – Modes & Frivolités; Artists.
1914
Francisco Javier Gosé created this stylish illustration for the *Gazette du Bon Ton*, a luxury fashion magazine that treated fashion as high art. The woman, checking her reflection in a hand mirror, wears a pleated gold skirt with fur trim and casts a dramatically large shadow, a classic Art Nouveau touch. Published in 1914, this piece captures the elegance and leisure of the 'modern woman' in pre-war Paris, blending fine art sensibilities with the latest trends. Gosé was one of the key artists who helped elevate fashion illustration to a respected art form during this era.