Deshabilles Masculins is an Original Pochoir Illustration of collectible value from Gazette du Bon Ton. Not a reproduction or Giclee print copy. Print is available in custom 10 x 8 inch double mat ($15.00 value) at no additional cost. Optional black trim hardwood frame. Ready for wall hanging
The Gazette Du Bon Ton was an influential lifestyle and fashion magazine published in France from 1912 to 1925. It was founded by Lucien Vogel and both inspired and reflected the latest developments in fashion, lifestyle and beauty of the changing period. The Gazette was produced on heavy paper and was only available to subscribers at a cost of 100 francs per year, or nearly $500 in today’s money. The magazine, signed exclusive contracts with seven of Paris’ top couture houses including Cheruit, Doeuillet, Doucet, Paquin, Poiret, Redfern and Worth to reproduce the designers’ latest couture creations. The fashions and styles used in Downton Abbey, which occurred during the same time period were influenced by the Gazette Du Bon Ton.
An important part of the Gazette was its fashion illustrations. Each issue featured ten full-page separate fashion plates produced with the hand color pochoir stencil process. Text illustrations were also done in pochoir and usually accompanied stories that depicted various expensive lifestyles and vacations.
The Gazette employed many of the most famous Art Deco artists and illustrators including Etienne Drian, Georges Barbier, Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Paul Iribe, Pierre Brissaud, André Marty, Georges Lepape, Thayaht, Edouard Benito, Pierre Mourgue, Robert Bonfils and Bernard Boutet de Monvel,
These are original pochoir prints and not reproduction or Gilcee prints.
The fashion and lifestyle pochoir prints are highly collectible and with mats and frames used in wall decoration in many homes.
