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The robe de style describes a style of dress popular in the
The robe de style describes a style of dress popular in the 1920s
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as an alternative to the straight-cut chemise
A chemise or shift is a classic smock, or a modern type of women's undergarment or dress. Historically, a chemise was a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sweat and body oils, the precursor to the modern shirts commonl ...
dress.
The style was characterised by its full skirts. The bodice could be fitted, or straight-cut in the chemise manner, with a dropped waist, but it was the full skirt that denoted the ''robe de style''. Sometimes the fullness was supported with petticoats, panniers, or hoops
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The ''robe de style'' was a signature design of the couturier Jeanne Lanvin. Other couture houses known for their versions of the ''robe de style'' included Boué Soeurs, Callot Soeurs, Doeuillet and Lucile.{{cite book , chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hDkVCwAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA263 , title=Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe , chapter=Robe de Style , last=Webber Kerstein , first=Melinda , publisher= ABC-CLIO , date=23 November 2015 , page=263 , isbn=9781610693103 , accessdate=17 August 2016 , via=Google Books
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