Image: A model wearing a gown by designer Madeleine Vionnet, 1935Madeleine Vionnet was considered a fashion revolutionary for her use of drapery. She was inspired by the draperies on Greek statues and the dances of Isadora Duncan, and developed a technique of draping and cutting which caused her to be named “The Queen of the Bias Cut” – a technique which continues to inform the work of many leading designers today, most notably John Galliano.
Madame Vionnet was also responsible for introducing dresses made from a single length of cloth, without fastenings or buttons; hooded tunics; halter-necks and the handkerchief hem (1).
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