On Red Heels pl 01
1929
Gerda Wegener, famously known as the wife of Lili Elbe (the subject of the film *The Danish Girl*), created this whimsical illustration for her 1929 portfolio *Sur talons rouges*. The scene bursts with Rococo-inspired glamour, featuring a woman in a massive, flower-adorned gown making a 'sensational entrance'—as the French caption at the bottom proudly declares—while a dapper gentleman in polka-dot breeches kisses her hand. Wegener's signature Art Nouveau style shines through the elongated figures and playful, exaggerated fashion, perfectly capturing the decadent, theatrical spirit of 1920s Parisian high society.
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