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While digging through the Rijksmuseum's public domain collection, I found George Barbier's Falbalas et Fanfreluches, a 1920s almanac of hand-stenciled fashion plates that promised fashions "present, past & future."
I built a custom Recraft Style from 10 of his plates, cropping away captions and borders so only his jewel-toned colors, elegant linework, and
confident Parisiennes remained.
Then I gave Barbier the future edition he never got to make: his women deadlifting, running boardrooms, livestreaming makeup tutorials, swiping through suitors and DJing until dawn.
Each scene is presented as a post on Falbalas, an imaginary 1920s social feed where the admirers are many and the comments are scandalized.
It's a celebration of women taking up space, drawn in the style of an artist who always made them the most powerful people in the room.
Such a great vision, love it!
Thank you! I really appreciate! I had fun and learned a lot
Present, past, future..wow! All in one, amazing work!
Thank you Daniel! 🙌 😊
Actually I ought to thank you more for these findings of yours! Great ideas you have here!
Some more 🙌
Thank you Lorena! Really appreciate 😍
Amazing
Thank you! 🫶🏻
Wow, this looks absolutely stunning!
Thank youuu!!! 😊 🔥
Barbier's fashion plates are a beautiful find, the color holds up really well today.
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