Le Madras Jaune (The Yellow Madras): Evening Coiffure

This hand-colored pochoir print depicts a fashionable woman in profile, her hair adorned with a striking yellow madras headwrap and coordinating striped fabric. A sailing ship and parasol appear in miniature beside her neck. The work exemplifies the decorative arts tradition of fashion illustration from the Belle Époque through Art Deco periods. The pochoir technique, requiring hand application of color through stencils, made such fashion plates accessible to an elite readership seeking illustrated guidance on emerging styles.