Folies Bergère, Paris. Costume by George Barbier.

Follis Bergère, Paris, George Barbier, costume, couturier, Art deco,
Costume design 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 French painter, illustrator and fashion designer of the Art Deco period.

Les Folies Bergère is a concert hall, variety theatre and cabaret at 32 rue Richer in the 9th arrondissement in Paris. It had its greatest popularity in the years between 1890 and the mid-1930s. Today, however, the house mainly hosts musicals.

The building was built by the architect Plumeret in the style of an opera house. The façade was renovated in 1929 by Pico in the Art Deco style.

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