Vintage Madame X Style Black Evening Gown Size 8 Xtabay Vintage John Singer Sargent's painting "Madame X" inspired @laurensanchezbezos's look at the Met Gala. Deborah Davis, author of "Strapless, John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X," tells CNN the scandal behind Portrait of Madame X (1884), by John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Madame X depicts Parisian socialite Virginie Amlie Avegno Gautreau. Sargent painted the portrait at his own request, fascinated by Beauty Fashion Girl Stylish: Costume Time! Portrait of Madame X, Part 1 @laurensanchezbezos , Madame X. , Met Gala 2026, Schiaparelli by Daniel Roseberry, @danielroseberry, @schiaparelli, @luxurylaw, @lorraineschwartz , @laurabasci, @mariavargasmakeup, @rickhenryla, Madame X by John Singer Sargent DailyArt Magazine