CSFRST 2374 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Norman Hartnell, Lucien Lelong, Grès
13 Dec 2017
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Peplum- it"s a blouse that has many skirts on waist. French-augustabernard, chanel, madame gres, lavin, lucien lelong, mainborder. Augusta bernard, french, 20"s slim, bias cut evening dresses in pale moonlit colors. 1930 marquis de paris won concour d legance in a molten silver lame. 1932 vogue chose her neo-classical gown as most beautiful of the year. Neo-classicism revival of the styles and spirit of classical antiquity inspired directly by classical period, literature, theatre, music, architecture. Evening gown is a perfect example of neo-classicism. 1. bare back is important, new point of fashion. Known for simple, slim, bias cut evening dresses, height of career in early 1930s. Had to close house in 1934 as her depression struck clients were unable to pay their bills. It"s not always about the garment, they focus on different things. 1932 paul iribe and diamond and platinum jewelry.
