Feminine elegance

Vocca ‘e curallo! – 1902

Palummella mia! – 1903

The female image changes along with fashion.

The S-bend silhouette, gigot sleeves, and long, bell-shaped skirts define a silhouette constructed according to new standards of elegance.

Paris represents a fundamental benchmark of taste, and the new styles spread through the press, advertising, and modern places of consumption.

It is the era of cafés-chantants and sciantose, destined to enter the imagination of Neapolitan society.

In Vincenzo Russo‘s copielle, the illustrations reflect this transformation, expressing a Naples participating in the changes of fashion and Belle Époque culture.