Dior gallery in Paris : miniatures
“Featuring a unique scenographic narrative, La Galerie Dior embodies the spirit of Parisian Haute Couture while perpetuating the memory of this historic address.” Dior gallery is located : 11 rue François 1er, Paris 8, near to the historic Dior address (avenue Montaigne). Official website : https://www.galeriedior.com/en
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.
First Empire of France’s fashion illustrations (1804-1814)
The First Empire of France was a political regime in France. On the 18 May 1804, Napoleon 1st established the First Empire of France ; it lasted until the 6 April 1814. Napoleon 1st was sacred at Notre Dame of Paris on the 2 December 1804. To Louis Bonaparte Napoleon’s mind, fashion was a symbol…
Back to the 1940s
1940s wallpaper, 1940s fashion illustration and Beatrix Potter’s cat illustration.
Miss Lemon, the faithful Hercule Poirot’s secretary
Miss Lemon is the Hercule Poirot’s secretary in the Agatha Christie’s novels.
The vintage fashion photographer Edward Steichen
Native of Luxembourg, Edward Steichen (1879-1973) was a complete and prolific artist : photographer, painter, director, gardener… He is particularly renowned for his fashion photos which are poetic, artistic and often inspired by Antique Greece. The photographer exhibited his work in Paris in 1901 ; he became member of the London photographic society and met…
Écrin de lumière
“La lumière donne à voir mais plus encore, elle donne à penser.” Henri Alekan Madeleine Vionnet gown (Black silk organza evening dress composed entirely of squares with a halter neckline, 1930s) and my photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Germany.
Un vent de liberté
Un souffle de vie, la promesse d’une nouvelle vie, libérée de tous soucis. The LIFE photographer Gjon Mili‘s photo of a model wearing a Madeleine Vionnet’s nightgown and peignoir and my photo of fireworks at the Versailles castle, France.
The French vintage fashion designer Jacques Fath
Jacques Fath (1912-1954) was a French fashion designer who marked Haute couture during the postwar period with Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. He was an autodidacte, he didn’t do fashion studies. In 1937, he started his fashion business located at 32 rue de la Boétie with Mme Gulbenkian. Jacques Fath raised awareness on Vogue in…
The vintage fashion House Maggy Rouff
Maggy Rouff (1896-1971) was a French couturier, nicknamed “the architect of sewing”. Gifted with a remarkable technique, she loved playing with asymmetry and innovative shapes. In 1929, she bought with her husband the couture house “Drecoll” and renamed it in “Maggy Rouff”. The couture house was located 136 avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. In 1937,…
