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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 327476, member: 5833"]Think the hair is pinned up, not short, with maybe a little piece of lace on top, as was the style at one time. If she was posing as an art school model, perhaps the form fitting clothing was worn to give students the opportunity to draw the outlines of the torso rather than a lot of fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>But agree some features seem a bit later than 1917. Maybe sautoir necklaces were introduced earlier than I thought. Love that she posed with her glasses on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Middle of WWII [edit: oops! Thank you firebottle, WWI is correct.], so guessing artist a woman or male too young or too old to fight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 327476, member: 5833"]Think the hair is pinned up, not short, with maybe a little piece of lace on top, as was the style at one time. If she was posing as an art school model, perhaps the form fitting clothing was worn to give students the opportunity to draw the outlines of the torso rather than a lot of fabric. But agree some features seem a bit later than 1917. Maybe sautoir necklaces were introduced earlier than I thought. Love that she posed with her glasses on. Middle of WWII [edit: oops! Thank you firebottle, WWI is correct.], so guessing artist a woman or male too young or too old to fight.[/QUOTE]
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