"Erté is perhaps most famous for his elegant fashion designs which perfectly capture the art deco period in which he worked. His delicate figures and sophisticated, glamorous designs are instantly recognisable, and his ideas and art influence fashion into the 21st century. His fashions were featured in the Ziegfeld Follies.

By far his best known image is 'Symphony in Black', depicting a tall, slender woman draped in black holding a thin black dog. This influential image has been reproduced and copied countless times."

http://tribes.tribe.net/erte