Tag: 1920s
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A Little Bit Deco Part Two – Elsa Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli, along with her biggest rival, Coco Chanel, made costume jewelry all the rage in the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 1930s. Schiaparelli, best known for her sportswear and knitted clothes, was closely involved with the design of costume jewelry to complement her high fashion collections. An elementary form of branding, these […]
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A Little Bit Deco
The most recognizable artist of the 1920s, Erte (Romain de Tirtoff), was a favorite fashion illustrator of Harper’s Bazaar. Creating stage costumes, jewelry, sculpture and fashion apparel for over eighty years, he influenced an entire art movement, the Art Deco era. His fluid and elegant style still plays a huge role in the design world […]