Man’s stomach belt

Hat (Spring–Summer 1917)
Gabrielle Chanel
Satin, silk embroidery, satin ribbon

Man’s stomach belt (Early 20th century)
Elancia
France
Perforated rubber, silk, metal hooks and eyes

Musée des Arts décoratifs, Union française des arts du costume collection, Paris, Gift of M. and Mme François Boucher, 1951, UF 51.20.76

From the exhibition:

Fashioning the Body: An Intimate History of the Silhouette

Willi Baumeister, Wie Wohnen? (How should we live), Poster, 1927 ((How should we live), Poster, 1927 )

Willi Baumeister. Wie wohnen? Die Wohnung (How should we live? The Dwelling) poster, 1927. Deutscher Werkbund at the Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart. Lithograph. The Museum of Modern Art, Gift of Philip Johnson, 364.1950. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY. © Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/ VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.