• Art Deco jewelry : New jewels for a freer fashion

    Art Deco jewelry : New jewels for a freer fashion

    Women’s fashion deeply changed with the First World War (1914-1918). With the physical work made by the women in the place of men during the war, the corset was not worn. The hemlines and the sleeves began shorter and the women had short haircuts. In the 1920s, Fashion designers created clothes with light fabrics. Women…

  • Belle de nuit
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    Belle de nuit

    Mix of two illustration of the Art Deco artist André Édouard Marty.

  • Elegance
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    Elegance

    André Édouard Marty’s illustration and my pattern.

  • Rose scent

    Rose scent

    André Édouard Marty’s illustration, my geometric pattern and my mother’s photo of a rose.

  • An Art Deco Cinderella

    An Art Deco Cinderella

    André Édouard Marty’s illustration and my patterns.

  • Art deco sunny day

    Art deco sunny day

    Georges Lepape’s illustration and Art deco front door (1920s).

  • A graceful ballerina among flowers

    A graceful ballerina among flowers

    Mix of two Umberto Brunelleschi’s illustrations, my pattern (in transparence) and my photo of a white rose.

  • Jean Arthur in colors

    Jean Arthur in colors

    Jean Arthur’s picture and my pattern. Jean Arthur in the movie “Easy living” Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”, “Easy living”, “History is made at night”, “The devil and Miss Jones“,…

  • The Art Deco actress Jean Arthur

    The Art Deco actress Jean Arthur

    Portrait of the American actress Jean Arthur by Eugene Robert Richee (1929) and my Art Deco inspired patterns based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more…

  • An Art Deco Christmas with Jean Arthur

    An Art Deco Christmas with Jean Arthur

    Christmas tree i decorated with my aunt and my mother, my pattern based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage and a photo of the actress Jean Arthur (1920s). Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds…

  • Mademoiselle Art Deco prépare Noël
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    Mademoiselle Art Deco prépare Noël

    George Barbier’s illustration, my pattern based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage and my pattern of an Art Deco inspired fir tree.

  • Waiting for Christmas…

    Waiting for Christmas…

    Coles Phillips’ illustration (1923) and my pattern.

  • Art Deco Aquamarine jewelry

    Art Deco Aquamarine jewelry

    My pattern, an Art Deco brooch and a Cartier Art Deco clip.

  • The Old Hollywood photographer Elmer Fryer

    The Old Hollywood photographer Elmer Fryer

    Elmer Fryer (1898-1944) was an American photographer who did portraits of Hollywood stars for Warner Bros from 1929 to 1941. He replaced Fred Archer in 1929, as the head of the Warner Bros’ still department. He photographed actors like Errol Flyn, Louise Brooks, Alice White, Loretta Young… Sources : vintagemoviestarphotos.blogspot.com, viennasclassichollywood.com, conradreeder.com

  • The pretty American actress Jean Arthur

    The pretty American actress Jean Arthur

    Photo of Jean Arthur by Eugène Robert Richee in 1929, photo of dahlias and my Art Deco patterns. Jean Arthur is one of my favourite actresses. I love screwball comedy movies ; Jean Arthur was delightful in this kind of movies. “Mr. Deeds goes to town”, “You can’t take it with you”, “Easy living”, “The…

  • Graphic Art Deco
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    Graphic Art Deco

    Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927) and my pattern based on my photo of a building in Berlin, Germany.