THE ELEGANCE OF THE 1930's BIAS CUT GOWN The bias cut of material, a mode introduced in the 1920s by the French couturiere Madeleine Vionnet, was widely adopted in the 1930s and 1930s silk gown . vintage 30s bias cut dress . size xs to small bluefennel Bias Cut Dresses, 1930s. (Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".) : r fashionhistory Vintage 1930s Bias Cut Slip Dress With Matching Puff Sleeve Bolero