113 years ago today in Paris, Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix made some noise. She sent three models to the horse races in her designs; sans corset, comfortably form fitting, naturally figure flattering, and open up to the knee.. In todays terms the dresses went viral. Basically, the original bodycon dress.
Having inherited her mothers fashion house almost a decade earlier, she set off a lot of fundamental changes about what we wear, how we wear it, and the way we see attire altogether (especially women’s attire.) She also ditched standard corsets of the time and debatably reformed the whole concept of underwear. Thanks Jeanne, we appreciate it!
