Woman in a Turban
1911
Georges Lepape masterfully blends high fashion with surreal landscape in this striking 1911 illustration. The woman's neck and shoulders dissolve into a formal garden, complete with orange staircases and manicured topiary trees, suggesting she is as much a part of the scenery as the clothes she wears. Her massive, polka-dotted turban—adorned with jewels and feathers—dominates the composition, reflecting the exotic 'Orientalist' craze popularized by designer Paul Poiret at the time. It's a perfect snapshot of the moment when fashion illustration stopped being just about clothes and started selling a dream.
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