Bias Cut Gowns in the 1930s
Fashion from the 1930s often gets overshadowed by the 20s and 40s, but it definitely had its own distinctive style. After the loose silhouettes of the 1920s came the more form-fitting, feminine bias cut. Women’s dresses took on a more feminine silhouette, with natural draping around the waistline and flowing fabric.
This slinky silhouette and the bias cut specifically were popularized by French designer Madeleine Vionnet. Vionnet created beautifully flowy silk gowns for fashion-forward upper-class women. Ready-to-wear bias-cut dresses made with rayon and other synthetic materials soon followed for other, less wealthy women.
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