French Fashion Illustrations of the Twenties


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Treasury of royalty-free motifs from famed periodical, drawn with wit, flair and charm. Slinky beauties in a variety of gowns, dresses, coats, suits, beachwear, and other stylish outfits.




French Fashion Illustrations of the Twenties


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Women's fashions of the 1920s continue to fascinate artists, couturiers, and students of fashion, who will welcome this treasury of French designs from that dazzling era. Carefully selected from rare issues of the famed French periodical "La Vie Parisienne, "over 630 royalty-free illustrations comprise a pictorial display of sophisticated couture embodying the seductive chic of the liberated woman. Drawn with wit, flair, and charm, the line cuts depict slinky beauties in an immense variety of gowns, dresses, coats, suits, beachwear, lounging suits, capes, and other outfits. Carefully reproduced, these stylish representations lend themselves perfectly to graphic projects calling for sophistication and feminine charm. Moreover, this inexpensive compilation presents a valuable and authentic record of French fashion from 1918 to 1928. Dover (1987) original publication.




Classic French Fashions of the Twenties


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This fine reproduction of a 1929 French catalog features fashions for all occasions, with 54 full-page color plates that showcase everything from chiffon promenade dresses to a white alpaca jumper and a silk-and-lace evening gown. A rare resource of authentic period styles for designers, costume historians, and collectors of vintage apparel.




Authentic French Fashions of the Twenties


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Over 130 dazzling pages from famed French fashion magazine — haute couture by Worth, Patou, Molyneux, Paquin, Lanvin, and other greats. Introduction. Captions.




Authentic French Fashions of the Twenties


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Over 130 dazzling pages from famed fashion periodical featuring fashions for all occasions by the great French couturiers of the Twenties — Patou, Worth, Molyneux, Paquin, Vionnet, Lanvin, and many more. Introduction and captions by editor, who is curator of Costume Collection, Museum of the City of New York.




Fashions of the Thirties


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From rare issues of the Fashion Service Review: 476 sharply detailed, easy-to-reproduce spots of authentic period apparel for men, women and children. Suits, dresses, coats, hats, shoes, neckties, swimwear, tuxedos and evening gowns, fur stoles, sweaters, pajamas, gloves, handbags, jewelry, undergarments, and much more.




French Fashion Designers Paper Dolls, 1900-1950


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3 dolls model 32 costumes created by fashion giants during the first half of the 20th century -- from ostentatious gowns of the early 1900s featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to Jacques Fath's feminine evening dresses of the 1950s. Also apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, and 27 other great designers.




The French Riviera in the 1920's


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The French Riviera of the 1920s and early '30s was a haven for artists and writers from the far reaches of the world. This book revitalizes the now-legendary tale of personalities such as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Picasso, Picabia, Cocteau, and Gerald and Sara Murphy as they are caught between a desire for creation, the quest for happiness, and the looming darkness of World War II. Extraordinary images taken from personal archives reanimate the lifestyles and artwork of some of the most influential artists of the twentiety century.




A Decade of French Fashion, 1929-1938


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More than 100 selections of day and evening wear from full-color French catalogs produced for the international market document changes in fashion from the stock market crash to the dawn of WWII.




Everyday Fashions of the Twenties


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Accurate record of actual dress of the Roaring Twenties in over 150 pages of mail-order catalogs, selected and with text by Stella Blum. Over 750 illustrations, captions.