‘La jolie modiste,’ portrait of Coco Chanel, by Paul César Helleu, 1912.

I love the looseness of the lines, the scribble of her surely very fancy blouse collar, the barely suggested pearls. It's all very surprisingly fresh and relaxed for someone who was to become a fashion icon. Lovely.

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