anel , ▁V ion net ▁had ▁little ▁app et ite ▁for ▁self - prom otion ; ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁marg inal ised ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁wider ▁movement . ▁Made le ine ▁V ion net ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁" when ▁a ▁woman ▁sm iles , ▁her ▁dress ▁must ▁smile ▁with ▁her ". ▁ ▁E sch ew ing ▁cor sets , ▁padding , ▁st iff ening , ▁and ▁anything ▁that ▁dist orted ▁the ▁natural ▁curves ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁body , ▁she ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁clothes ▁that ▁acc ent u ated ▁ ▁the ▁natural ▁female ▁form . ▁In fl uen ced ▁by ▁the ▁modern ▁d ances ▁of ▁Is adora ▁Dun can , ▁V ion net ▁created ▁designs ▁that ▁showed ▁off ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁natural ▁shape . ▁Like ▁Dun can , ▁V ion net ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁art , ▁in ▁which ▁gar ments ▁appear ▁to ▁float ▁freely ▁around ▁the ▁body ▁rather ▁than ▁dist ort ▁or ▁m old ▁its ▁shape . ▁Her ▁style ▁changed ▁relatively ▁little ▁over ▁her ▁career , ▁although ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁fitted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁V ion net ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁stir ▁by ▁developing ▁gar ments ▁util izing ▁the ▁bias ▁cut , ▁a ▁technique ▁for ▁cutting ▁cloth ▁diagonal ▁to ▁the ▁gra in ▁of ▁the ▁fabric , ▁en abling ▁it ▁to ▁cl ing ▁to ▁the ▁body ▁while ▁stretch ing ▁and ▁moving ▁with ▁the ▁wear