Art Deco tutti frutti jewels and my pattern.
Tag Archives: 1920s
A graceful ballerina among flowers
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Mix of two Umberto Brunelleschi’s illustrations, my pattern (in transparence) and my photo of a white rose.
Art Deco jewelry : Break with the Art nouveau period and modernity
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The sinuous and curved shapes of Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau jewels were replaced by sharp, simpler, geometric, graphic and stylised designs. The Edwardian flowing and nature inspired designs were substituted by simpler, contrasted, stylised, straight and geometric designs … Continue reading
Art Deco jewelry : New jewels for a freer fashion
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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 … Continue reading
Art Deco jewelry : Patterns and types of jewels
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The popular patterns were : fan, chevron, seashell, scrolls, stylised face, stylised animals, fountain, lyre, phoenix, Greek key, peacock, bows, flowers, leaves, sunrise, half moon, palmette, fruit baskets… There were also patterns from foreign countries : Japanese and Chinese patterns … Continue reading
Art Deco jewelry : The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925 in Paris
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Art Deco was an artistic, decorative and architectural movement born in the 1910s, which knew its height in the 1920s and slumped in the 1930s. Generally speaking, it is the inter-war period (1918-1939). Besides, “Les années folles” was a part … Continue reading
Jean Arthur in colors
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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”, “The more the Merrier”, Too many … Continue reading
The Art Deco actress Jean Arthur
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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 … Continue reading
An Art Deco Christmas with Jean Arthur
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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 … Continue reading
Mademoiselle Art Deco prépare Noël
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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…
Art Deco Aquamarine jewelry
Spring illustrated by Art Deco artists
The Old Hollywood photographer Elmer Fryer
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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 … Continue reading
The pretty American actress Jean Arthur
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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 … Continue reading
Graphic Art Deco
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Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927) and my pattern based on my photo of a building in Berlin, Germany.
Art Deco tutti frutti
Egyptian revival during the Art Deco period
Miss Marple
1920s coat and bag.The fanciful Ariadne Oliver in the Agatha Christie novels
Luminous Art Deco
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Art Deco square diamond and pearl brooch (1920s) and my design based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin.
Gold Art Deco
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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.
Splendid Art Deco
Un air du passé
Peacock colors
Architecture and jewelry at the time of Art Deco
Une beauté diaphane
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Eduardo Garcia Benito illustration (Vogue 1927), Neola charleston earrings and design i did with photoshop (background).
Art Deco scrolls
Elegance in the 1920s
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Erté illustration and pattern i did with photoshop based on one of my drawings.
The ravishing actress Jean Arthur
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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 … Continue reading
Sparkling sea
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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.
The vintage fashion photographer Edward Steichen
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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 … Continue reading
Christmas lights in the 1920s
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My photo of Christmas lights in Alsace and illustration of 1920s women.
1920s Christmas
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Photo of my Christmas tree (decorated with my aunt), Art Deco inspired pattern (made with photoshop based on a photo in Germany) and illustration of a woman in the 1920s.
Portrait of a woman in the 1920s
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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 … Continue reading
Elegance in the 1920s
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“A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant”. Coco Chanel Artys’ necklace and earrings, drawing of an Art Deco woman by Sveta Dorosheva (Eduardo Garcìa Benito’s inspired), eyes and mouth from a Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927), mother of … Continue reading
Rêve onirique
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Ce n’était qu’un songe, lumineux et sidérant de beauté. Edward Steichen’s photo of the actress Helen Menken (Humphrey Bogart’s first wife) in the late 1920s and my photo of the shadow of artificial flowers on the wall with a photoshop … Continue reading
Art Deco in love
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“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 … Continue reading
Art Deco Lady
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“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, … Continue reading
The evil robot Maria of Metropolis
A future made of concrete and metal
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Poster of the movie Metropolis (directed by Fritz Lang in 1927) and Jean Després’ brooch (silver and black onyx) and bracelet. The Art Deco movement influenced all the arts like jewelry and architecture. Jean Després (1889-1980) was a famous Art … Continue reading
Dreaming of the 1920s
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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.
Beauté intemporelle
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Vogue cover by the Art Deco illustrator Georges Lepape (Vogue September 1926) and Janis kerman’s brooch and earrings.
Autumn illustrated by Art Deco illustrators
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Art Deco emerged in 1925, at the World’s Fair in Paris, France. This art movement is called Art Deco in reference to the name of the “Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes”. George Barbier, George Wolfe Plank, Georges … Continue reading
The vintage fashion House Molyneux
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Edward Molyneux (1891-1974) was a British fashion designer based in Paris and known for his elegant and wearable clothes. He represented the Parisian chic and elegance. In 1911, he started as a sketcher after he won a design competition organized … Continue reading
The fashion and Old Hollywood illustrator F. Earl Christy
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F. Earl Christy (1883-1961) was a reknown American illustrator. He drew especially portraits of women (Pictorial review, American magazine, Modern Priscilla…) and realized illustrations of movie stars. Among the actresses he drew, there were Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard and Shirley … Continue reading
The Art Deco illustrator Coles Philipps
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Coles Phillips (1880-1927) was an American and Art Deco illustrator who worked from World War I to the late 1920s. He was a pioneer : he introduced for the first time the Art Deco style into adversitings and fashion magazines. … Continue reading
The Art Deco illustrator André Édouard Marty
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André Édouard Marty (1882-1974) was a French engraver and illustrator. He studied at the École des Beaux arts where he met the future Art Deco illustrators André Brissaud, Georges Lepape and Charles Martin. He was an important figure of the … Continue reading
The illustrator Matou en peluche
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“Matou en peluche” (“Stuffed tomcat” in French) is a talented illustrator based in Australia. His drawings are graceful and inspired by Art Deco (1920s, 1930s). Among his favourite subjects, there are portraits of women with an Art Deco style and … Continue reading
The Art Deco fashion illustrator George Barbier
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George Barbier (1882-1932) was a French fashion illustrator and painter. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts (like André Édouard Marty and Georges Lepape). He is the most famous Art Deco illustrator. He drew fashion illustrations for “La Gazette … Continue reading