By the sea. Beach costumes by Gerard Bresser. Drawing Kretschmann. Styl, table 2, Issue 5, 1922.
Tag: Art Deco period
The Art déco period was the time between c. 1910 and 1940. It was the fashion of the Jazz Age and stood for modernism, androgyny, luxury, flapper, that were bundled in Paris. French fashion designers of the time were Paul Poiret, Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean Patou. Characteristic style elements in fashion were the Tubular silhouette and the Cloche hat, precious materials, strength of color and sensuality of the subject.
At the fountain. Matelassé costume by Johanna Marbach.
At the fountain. Matelassé costume by Johanna Marbach. Drawing by Ludwig Kainer. Styl, table 4, Issue 5, 1922.
Grace of the animals. After a woodcut by Hokusai.
Grace of the animals. After a woodcut by Hokusai. Styl, table 7, Issue 5, 1922.
Portrait by the photographers Minya and Rudolf Dührkoop 1916
Portrait by the photographers Minya and Rudolf Dührkoop 1916.
Parisian Square Berlin. High summer dress by Hammer.
Pariser Platz. High summer dress by Hammer. Drawing by Rene Hubert. Style, table 8, Issue 5, 1922.
Folies Bergère, Paris. Costume by George Barbier.
Folies Bergère, Paris. Costume by George Barbier. Costume design by George Barbier for the cabaret music hall Folies Bergère, Paris 1925. George Barbier (1882-1932), pseudonym Édouard William Larry, was a… Read More
Berlin fashion 1925. Art deco jewelry.
Berlin fashion 1925. Art deco jewelry. Flapper fashion. Girl with bubi head hairstyle.
Fashionable Berlin of 1915. Photography by Karl Schenker.
Berlin Fashion of 1915. Photography by Karl Schenker.
Sleeping and dressing room of a lady. Interior design 1916.
Sleeping and dressing room of a lady 1916. Designed by Professor Josef Hoffmann, Vienna. Vienna Workshop. Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann (1870-1956) Austrian architect and designer. Together with Joseph Maria Olbrich,… Read More
Actress Erna Morena. German actress of the silent film period.
Erna Morena 1885-1962 was a German film actress, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film period.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com