In red heels pl 10
1929
Gerda Wegener, the Danish illustrator whose life inspired the film *The Danish Girl*, captures the playful and risqué spirit of 1920s Paris in this charming illustration. The scene contrasts a robust, matronly figure draped in heavy black lace and blue bows with a slender, reclining beauty whose legs are encased in intricate, swirling patterned tights. The French caption at the bottom, 'Doña Luana dreamed of feline dreams,' hints at the seductive, cat-like fantasy of the reclining figure. Wegener was renowned for her chic fashion plates and erotic art, often blurring the lines between elegance and provocation for magazines like *La Vie Parisienne*.