Gold Art Deco
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Franz Kafka Art Deco inspired fan Ilgiz Fazulzyanov’s earrings, Corrado Giuspino’s ring, Art Deco print, Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue cover (1932). In the 1920s and the 1930s (Art Deco period), fan was a…
Art Deco in love
“I think there was a freedom in the 1920s and 1930s: a certain liberty and evolution of women.” Francois Nars Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue cover (1928), 1920s Art Deco diamond and pearl brooch, Art Deco print and Fairfax & Roberts Art Deco gold and onyx stud earrings.
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…
Une femme Byzantine parée de ses plus beaux atours
Byzantine mosaics and stain glass in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman palace (12th century) in Palermo, Sicily. Illustration by Tadarino of a woman wearing a Byzantine costume. The palatine Chapel is in the Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily. The construction of the Palatine Chapel began in 1132. The edification of the chapel was ordered…
Ô Miranda, toi qui illumine de ta beauté la mer bleue
Kenneth Jay Lane coral brooch, my photo of the sea in Tenerife (Puerto de la Cruz), Mucha illustration and Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee’s painting “Miranda” (1878).
Art Nouveau beauty
Alexandre De Riquer illustration (1899) and Lalique enamel and glass brooch (1910). Art Nouveau (or Art nouille) is an artistic movement of late 19th century and early 20th century, characterized by sinuous lines and designs inspired by the nature (flowers, trees…). Alphonse Mucha, Elizabeth Sonrel and Gaspar Camps are renowned Art Nouveau illustrators. Source :…
Floral dreams
Alphonse Mucha’s illustration (F. Champenois, 1898) and Michael Michaud ring. Alfons Maria Mucha is an Art Nouveau major figure.
Mucha in love
Alexis Mabille dress and Alphonse Mucha illustration (champagne Moët & Chandon advertising,1899). I have a wonderful book about Alphonse Mucha, Hiroshi Unno, The world of Mucha, A journey to two fairylands : Paris and Czech, 2016.
The Arabian nights
Léon Carré (1878-1942) illustration (Tarot of the Arabian nights), Swarovski water lilies, moon jewelry by Andrea Fohrman and Josie Natori dress.
Un feu d’artifice de bonheur
Ghost’s gown, George Barbier’s illustration (“Les fêtes galantes”, 1920s), sun mirror and Doucet sky fabric.
Des bulles de bijoux
Suzanne Belperron’s jewelry and Erté illustration (“The Bubbles”). The illustrator Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) was a master of Art Deco fashion illustrations. Suzanne Belperron Erté
Art Deco splendor
René Boivin brooch (matte finish yellow gold, aquamarine and diamonds, 1930s) and Robert Hope’s illustration.
The vintage fashion illustrator Ruth Freeman
Ruth Freeman was a Canadian born fashion illustrator who worked for the magazines Vogue, She, Good Housekeeping and Harper’s Bazaar. She also worked in adversiting (brochures for the London department store Harrods). La plus belle pour aller au bal : What elegance ! Sources : Pinterest and the book 100 years of fashion illustration” by…
Sparkling cyanide by Agatha Christie
Inge glas champagne bottle Christmas tree ornament, Antonio Petruccelli January cover Fortune magazine 1937 and vintage champagne illustration. “Sparkling cyanide” (1945) is an Agatha Christie’s novel. “A beautiful heiress is fatally poisoned in a West End restaurant. Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven…” Sources : Pinterest and agathachristie.com
Dreaming of the 1920s
Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue covers (Vogue July 1926 and Vogue May 1926) and Janis kerman’s earrings and bracelet. The 1920s were influenced by the Art Deco movement.
Elegance from the past…
Reynaldo Luza illustration, Edward Chiu’s earrings (jade and onyx), Corrado Giuspino’s bracelet (jade, onyx and diamond) and an Art Deco bracelet (onyx, diamond and rock crystal).
Beauté intemporelle
Vogue cover by the Art Deco illustrator Georges Lepape (Vogue September 1926) and Janis kerman’s brooch and earrings.
