While Jean-Philippe Worth’s favorite design style was…

.. high contrast in gold, black, reds, whites, and silvers, he worked in deep, rich saturated colors of blues into blacks as well.  His designs took on the shape of the Pre-Raphaelites, Art Nouveau, and Craftsman styles of the time which emphasized the beauty of natural and organic forms, as well as introducing a concept of storytelling and ancient nymphs and imaginary women of extraordinary women.

As the House of Worth evolved in a world with moving pictures, exotic dance shows like burlesque and the Moulin Rouge, with impressionistic painters, Jean-Philippe was able to capture the mood of the late Edwardians even with his simple day dresses.  He did this with imaginative use of color, texture, draping, fabric, and ornament.

(Photos: left: 1908; right 1909 artistic movement type gowns by Jean-Philippe)