1940s wallpaper, 1940s fashion illustration and Beatrix Potter’s cat illustration.
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The Dior’s exhibition in Paris (2017/2018)
Favourite French scarf brands
Favourite French clothing brands
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My top : Fabrique by Ambali, Tara Jarmon, Gaâla Paris/Minsk, Paule Ka My top made in France clothing brands : Apoluze, Atode , Atelier UNES, Les Poupées, Marie Valfort, Marianne by Marie Jordane, Atelier Camille, Les pet, Matières Françaises and Sussan … Continue reading
Favourite French bag brands
Apollo, Greek God of Arts
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My photo of the Temple of Apollon in Syracuse, Sicily, red dress, painting of Apollon, laurel tree, Apollon name in Greek letters and sun mirror.
Back to the 1940s
Indian dream
Photo of India and Saloni’s dress.
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.
Art Deco in love
Ghost dress, Janis Kerman earrings and an Art Deco mirror.
Adèle parée d’or
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Vanessa Seward’s dress. Details of the Gustav Klimt’s painting called “Adele Bloch-Bauer’s portrait” in 1907.
Une jolie petite robe noire
Red in mood
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
Douceur fleurie
A radiant nature
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Lena Hoschek’s dress. I created the background with photoshop, using free images of leaves and a gold texture image.
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
Écrin de lumière
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“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 … 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
Hypnotisée par Berlin
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“Berlin, the greatest cultural extravaganza that one could imagine.” David Bowie, Singer, 1970s Samantha Sung dress and my photo of Berlin, Germany.
Op Art fashion (2)
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Op art (Optical art) is an artistic movement dating from 1950s which plays with the visual perception of the observer. White and black Op Art : The Op Art artist Sonia Delaunay’s creations in the 1920s : Op Art fashion … Continue reading
At the time of Byzance
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Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of mosaics in the Church of Martorana in Palerm, Sicily. The church of Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio (The Martorana) is an example of Byzantine, Norman and arabic architecture (gold mosaics, geometric mosaics…). The Martorana is … Continue reading
Redhead fashion photoshoots
Sur le sable noir
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Paule Ka dress, palm tree print (Etsy), seagull wall art (Etsy), mother of pearl texture and photo of mine of Tenerife (Santiago del Teide).
Graphic and colorful !
Taormina in love
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Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of Don Corleone ceramics (pottery by the artist in collaboration with TaoBuk) in Taormina, Sicily (Salita Francesco de Luna).
Berlin by night
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David Koma dress and my two photos of a building (Friedrichstraße) in Berlin, Germany.
Graphiquement vôtre
Upside down
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Monique Lhuillier grown and photo of Berlin, Germany (near to the Sony Center).
Un monde de lumière
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Alice + Olivia dress and photo of Leipzig, Germany (Leipzig Zentrum).
Surrounded by light
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Maison Rabih Kayrouz dress and photo of Leipzig, Germany (commercial center near to the panorama tower).
Futurist fashion
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Peter Pilotto dress and my photo of a commercial center in Leipzig, Germany (near to the panorama tower).
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.
Vintage fashion photoshoots in India
A la lumière du crépuscule
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Van Gogh’s painting (evening landscape), Saloni’s silk satin dress, gold necklace (sun), Oscar de la Renta’s bird earrings and Des petits hauts’s floral brooch. “Comme le crépuscule est beau, on peut se défaire de la méfiance, de la prudence, s’abandonner … Continue reading
Une nature foisonnante où les oiseaux s’invitent à la fête
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Paule ka’s gown and photo (mine) of the botanic garden at Tenerife in Tenerife, Canary islands, Spain.
Adorned with light for the Holiday season
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Parosh’s dress and pink version of my blur photo of my Aunt’s Christmas tree. Different version :
A Holiday for murder
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Temperley London’s gown, Tiffany artificial Christmas tree and photo of a library. This set illustrates an Agatha Christie’s famous novel entitled “A holiday for murder” or “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” (1938). The old rich man Simon Lee gathers all his children … Continue reading
Favourite Fall/Winter 2018 fashion looks
The orange rising sun lightened and reflected on the sea
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Prada’s dress and detail of the Claude Monet’s painting “Impression, sunrise” (1872). I made two different versions of the set.
The sky adorned with bright colors reflected on the sea
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Delpozo’s dress and Claude Monet’s painting “Sunset at Pourville, open city” in 1882. The French artist (1840-1926) painted many times Pourville. I made a different version of the set. Pourville is a seaside resort in the municipality of Hautot-sur-mer, in … Continue reading
Pop colors !
Orange Fall
Tara Jarmon’s dress and orange leaves
L’automne se pare de couleurs chatoyantes ; un peu de chaleur dans le froid et le gris du ciel.
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
Forties Lady
HVN by Harvey Viera-Newton’s dress and vintage French 1940s wallpaper.
Under the Tropics in the 1940s
Op art at the time of Ancient Greece
Mary Katrantzou’s dress
Des confettis de bonheur
Valentino’s dress
Se couvrir d’or
Maria Lucia Hohan’s gown and Buccellati’s brooch
Une escapade citronnée en Italie
Étoilée de lumière
Valentino’s dress and earrings. Red Valentino’s dress (background).
Des étoiles couleur or illuminaient son visage, de sorte que, dans la nuit noire, elle apparaissait tel un astre étincelant.
La voûte céleste
Markus Lupfer’s dress.
“On s’apercevra vite que la nuit à la belle étoile est néfaste. La voûte céleste rend insomniaque : trop de beauté, trop de grandeur pour songer à dormir.” Sylvain Tesson – Petit traité sur l’immensité du monde
Ô Daphné
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Vintage Jeanne Lanvin’s dress (1945-1950s). The painting realized in 1897 by Paul Jean Gervais is called “Apollo and Arts”. Apollo is the Greek god of sun, poetry, music and singing.
Baroque magnificence
Dolce Gabbana’s bag
Baroque (derived from “Barocco” meaning in portuguese “irregular pearl or stone”) was an artistic movement born in Rome, Italy in 1600 and which lasted until 1700. The Baroque movement embraced all the art domains : painting, architecture, sculpture, music, dance… Baroque rejected the classicism. This movement was characterized by the spectacular, abondance of details, dramatic effects, the luxury…
Ombre et lumière d’Extrême-Orient
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Anita Dongre’s dress (Chanderi mull choli and sharara with a jacket)
Rêver parmi les fleurs
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Tara Jarmon’s dress and Theodore Earl Butler’s painting (Flowers in a garden, 1928).
Au rythme des couleurs
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Lisa Perry’s dress. The background is a part of a Sonia Delaunay’s painting named “Rythme”, 1938. Sonia Delaunay is a famous Op art artist. Different versions : Op art was an inspiration for Sixties designers : Source : Pinterest
Wandering in a singing jungle
Marella’s dress and The Conran shop’ earrings. The background is the print of a Rochas’ top.
Monkeys jumping from branches to branches
Alberta Ferretti’s top (background) and dress.
Des oiseaux venus du passé
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Dolce Gabbana dress inspired by the Byzantine Empire. The background is a mosaic nymphaeum decorating the Villa Pipiano belonging to Giulio-Claudia, in Sorrento along the marina della Lobra (Italy). The mosaic was discovered in 1980. It dates from the 1st … Continue reading
Sunny yellow
Red Valentino’s dress. Patterns drawn by me.
Une envie de soleil
Dolce Gabbana dress
The Old Hollywood costume designer Bernard Newman
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Bernard Newman (1903-1966) was an American costume designer working for the studio RKO. He dressed famous actresses such as Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur and Irene Dunne. He collaborated particulary with Ginger Rogers. He created gowns for nine of her movies … Continue reading
The painting studio Janet Hill
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Janet Hill and John Woodward, the husband and wife duo are behind the Janet Hill Studio. The talented pair creates graceful, charming, joyful and retro paintings and illustrations. They have a website (https://www.janethillstudio.com) and an online boutique (https://www.janethillstudio.com/shop).
Italian magnificence
Dolce Gabbana pays a tribute to the Italian art of Maiolica with exquisite prints. “Maiolica, the refined, white-glazed pottery of the Italian Renaissance, was adapted to all objects that were traditionally ceramic, such as dishes, bowls, serving vessels, and jugs of all shapes and sizes.”
Source : Italian Renaissance by Jessie McNab