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 plate shows a woman dressed to represent Le Bazar, probably the Le Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, a department store in Paris launched in the mid-19th century and still open today. She wears a blue, red and white tailored costume which may mirror the uniform worn by door staff at the Bazar, a masculine cap with "Bazar" on the hatband, and carries a bunch of ribbons to which are tied various pieces of merchandise, including a teddy-bear, a handbag, a pocket-watch and a toy soldier. In her other hand is a feather-duster, and a butcher's knife and a saucepan hang from her waist. These would all have been available from a well-stocked department store such as the Le Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville.