Co-founder of the Orphism art movement, Delaunay was revolutionary in her use of colors and repeating geometric shapes in vibrating harmony. Delaunay was the first living woman to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964 and received the Légion d’honneur in 1975. She was also influential to international fashion, experimenting with abstraction as a universal language in household items such as garments. In a male-dominated world, Delaunay rose to the forefront with her textile works. She established her own company and produced textile designs, which culminated in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925.