The Art Deco illustrator Reynaldo Luza
Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978) was a Peruvian illustrator who worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Vanity Fair during the Art Deco era. His illustrations were very elegant and feminine.
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.
Miss Marple
Miss Marple is a fictional character created by Agatha Christie. She is an old woman who conducts murder investigation as a hobby.
The fanciful Ariadne Oliver in the Agatha Christie novels
Paul Poirot’s coat (1920s), vintage feather clip, old books and photo of Ariadne Oliver played by Zöe Wanamaker in the Hercule Poirot tv serie. Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in Agatha Christie novels. She is a writer of detective novels and is a friend of Hercule Poirot.
Luminous Art Deco
Art Deco square diamond and pearl brooch (1920s) and my design based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin.
Gold Art Deco
Henry Clive’s illustration and my designs based on a photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. I did a different version with also a Henry Clive’s illustration.
Une beauté diaphane
Eduardo Garcia Benito illustration (Vogue 1927), Neola charleston earrings and design i did with photoshop (background).
The ravishing actress Jean Arthur
Portrait of Jean Arthur in the 1920s, Iljiz Fazulzyanov’s earrings and photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. 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”,…
Sparkling sea
Photo of a model wearing a Norman Hartnell gown in 1929, my photo of the sea in the French riviera and my photo of a chandelier in the Napoleon III appartments in the Louvre museum, in Paris.
Christmas lights in the 1920s
My photo of Christmas lights in Alsace and illustration of 1920s women.
Portrait of a woman in the 1920s
Boucheron earrrings and necklace, face i created with photoshop (geometric shapes), mouth inspired by Benito, Egyptian eyes, 1920s Inspired accessories and mother of pearl texture for the skin. This set is influenced by Eduardo Garcìa Benito, the cubist artist Franz Hagenauer and Egytian art (eyes).
Art Deco Lady
“The New Woman of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date—to work her own property. (…) In many ways, she controlled her own destiny.” Joshua Zeitz – Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern. Eduardo Gracia Benito’s illustration (Vanity Fair, 1920s), Art…
