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Dress with Puffed Sleeves
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
From the mid-1930s emphasis came to lie on the wide shoulders, which helped give the illusion of a smaller waist and hips. The large 'puffed sleeves' (sleeves gathered at the top) of the dress were stiffened with a band. The bodice is cut low at the back, creating the so-called back decolleté.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDress with Puffed Sleeves. c. 1935 - c. 1940. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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