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From the Belle Époque to the beginnings of the 1950s, women’s fashion underwent radical transformations, closely following the upheavals of History. The Jacqueline Dreyfus-Weill library sheds light on this textile epic through a selection of precious documents and visual archives. It traces the progressive abandonment of the rigid corset in favor of the liberating fluidity of the 1920s, until the return to structured lines immediately after the war. This thematic journey retraces the evolution of customs and women’s emancipation through the prism of their silhouettes. It is a fascinating insight into the skills of couturiers and the invention of modern elegance over five pivotal decades. This historical and aesthetic rendezvous will take place from June 9th to July 1st, 2026.