the 20th century

From Victorian England to Dior’s 1950s silhouettes and Pop Art, polka dots have crossed decades and disciplines. Discover the origins of this iconic pattern and how it keeps reinventing itself in fashion, art, and music today. rom Victorian England to Dior’s 1950s silhouettes and Pop Art, polka dots have crossed decades and disciplines. Discover the origins of this iconic pattern and how it keeps reinventing itself in fashion, art, and music today.

Yes, there you go... Exactly. Because when you think of an apron, various images come to mind. The delicatessen owner, or your mother cooking, your mother because cooks wear uniforms and smocks that they might go out in at night. Or old-fashioned dolls, if all goes well, because if all goes badly, you're reminded of the delicatessen owner and you lose the desire to wear an apron. But you're wrong. Because it's extremely useful and smart, too. And very beautiful, if you like,