Like other fashion illustrators, his style was based on what was favored at the time. In the 1920s, fairly flat, simplified images were preferred. But as the 1930s rolled along, free-style wash drawings became preferred.
Below are examples of his work from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s showing his stylistic shift.
Geometric feeling ... perhaps a reflection of his architectural training
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German Vogue cover illustrations tended to be simpler than those for France, Britain and the USA.
Tenniswear fashions.
Again, architectural referring training allowed him to convincingly depict shadows and interior structures.
Matelot style costume.
Pagès' style is becoming more loose.
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Horrors!! She's smoking!
No drama in this pose.
His work shows less free brushwork than the fashion illustration norm of the time.
This is more in the new style. Similar looking fashion illustration was common in the 1950s.
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