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Evelyne Grieg Maillot Cutout

Studio, Paris
1934 EG3410


Costume
   Haltered maillot cutout. Possibly belt. Shadows.

   TML. Armpit. Bellage.

Actions
   Broadway performer Evelyn Grieg sits on a box, twists her body, and looks to the side (1). It is as if the top of her maillot or playsut is constructed and possibly buttoned to the shorts-cut legline culotte.

Commentary
   The very beginnings of the maillot cutout silhouette. It is also significant that this is a haltered maillot, another innovation happening about now.
   Compare to CC3410, a similar silhouette but in a skirted version. So just ahead of mainstream.

Source
   Photo by Horst. Original credited to Vogue France, 1934. Scanned from "Horst," Photo, Paris, October 1988. 1 picture.
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