This is one of a series of eighteen lithographs created in Paris in about 1910 by a French artist who signs himself "Laviny". Their subject matter is of beautiful women dressed in fantastical and extraordinary costumes which represent various aspects of Paris. Whilst the outfits are ultra-fashionable in silhouette, they are very exaggerated and were probably not intended to be made up in real-life, but were made to amuse and for decorative purposes. The lithographs were printed by Fattorini et Crespin of Paris.

This outfit is titled "Le Chat-Noir", and must represent the cabaret nightclub opened in Paris in 1881, that closed in 1897 soon after the death of Rodolphe Salis, its founder. It is suggested that Le Chat-Noir was the first nightclub of its type to feature a stage show as entertainment whilst serving drinks to the audience sitting at tables, rather than in theatre seats. This model is still copied widely today. Le Chat-Noir was so famous that in 1900, while visiting the Paris Exposition, Picasso and his friends were disappointed to find out it had closed. Its inclusion in these lithographs, which were created some ten years after the club closure, is testimony to its enduring fame.