Fashion Plates

Marketed towards the Paris elite, Gazette du Bon Ton and Journal des Dames et des Modes were arguably the most influential fashion magazines of their time, virtually defining many of the new trends in fashion during the dynamic period from 1912-1925. The beautiful color plates anticipate the popular art deco movement of the mid 1920’s and were executed by some of the most prominent artists of the early part of the century including George Barbier, Charles Martin, and others. The extremely rich and vivid colors were achieved through fine pochoir hand coloring. The Gazette and the Journal consisted of sophisticated articles, abundantly illustrated with vignettes, on theatre, travel, and other topics of interest to the leisured wealthy, but clothing and personal adornment was always the principal focus. For that reason, the real attractions of each monthly issue were the hand-colored fashion plates.
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Louis Strimpl
"Nocturne - Robe du soir de Worth," plate VI from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, March 1913
George Barbier
"La Belle Dame sans Merci - Robe du soir, de Worth," plate 47 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Vol. 4, No. 6 (June 1921), 1921
George Barbier
"Sheherazade," plate IX from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
H. Robert Dammy
"Le Coup de Vent - Tailleur de promenade de Doucet," plate IV from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 10, August 1913
George Barbier
"Sanguines - Robes du soir, de Worth," plate 16 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Vol. 6, No. 4 (November 1923), 1923
George Barbier
"Costume de Yacht: veste de drap, jupe de toile, chapeau de cuir," plate 164 from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1914
Charles Martin
"La Mule," plate IV from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 2 (1913), 1913
Charles Martin
"La Musique," plate XII from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 2 (1913), 1913
Charles Martin
"Les Lucioles," plate VIII from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 2 (1913), 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Blanc et Noir - Robe et manteau de théâtre de Redfern," plate VII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 3, January 1913
George Barbier
"La Fontaine de Coquillages - Robe du soir de Paquin," plate 27 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 3, March 1914
H. Robert Dammy
"Ah! Le Bel Oiseau! - Robe d'intérieur de Doucet," plate IX from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"La Dernière Rose - Robe d'après-midi de Redfern," plate V from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913
George Barbier
"Fumeé - Robe du soir, De Beer," plate 8 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 1921), 1921
Alberto Fabio Lorenzi
"Après l'Ondée - Robe de dîner de Worth," plate V from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 6, April 1913
Charles Martin
"De La Pomme Aux Lèvres - Travesti de Redfern," plate VI from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 4, February 1913
Charles Martin
"La Neige," plate II from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 2 (1913), 1913
Charles Martin
"La Passerelle," plate IX from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 2 (1913), 1913
Charles Martin
"La Volière - Costume de Fantaisie par Paquin," plate IV from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 4, February 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Au Revoir! - Costume Tailleur pour la promenade," plate V from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 1, November 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Les Premières Roses - Costume Tailleur pour le matin," plate II from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, March 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Mes Invités N'Arrivent Pas - Robe de soirée de Redfern," plate VI from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 11, September 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Sur La Falaise - Robe d'été de Redfern," plate VII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 10, August 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Sur la Terrasse - Robes d'après-midi de Worth," plate IV from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 7, May 1913
Francisco Javier Gosé
"Un Loup en Cage - Costume de 'Maya' par Worth," plate VII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 4, February 1913
George Barbier
"Ah, Quel Beau Temps! - Robe d'après-midi de Paquin," plate VII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 8, June 1913
George Barbier
"Arlequin," plate XII from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
George Barbier
"La Belle Aux Moineaux - Robe de Visite de Paquin," plate V from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 2, December 1912
George Barbier
"La Danse," plate XI from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
George Barbier
"La Joueuse de Théorbe - Manteau du soir de Paquin," plate 18 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 2, February 1914
George Barbier
"La Loge," plate X from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
George Barbier
"La Saison des Prunes Mirabelles - Robe d'après-midi de Redfern," plate 48 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, May 1914
George Barbier
"Le Conseiller des Dames - Robe et Manteau pour le Théâtre," plate I from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, March 1913
George Barbier
"Le Cyprès et La Rose - Robe d'été de Dœuillet," plate 70 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 7, July 1914
George Barbier
"L'Etourdissant Petit Poisson: Robe d'été," plate 44 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 5, May 1914
George Barbier
"L'Ilot," plate VII from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
George Barbier
"N'en Dites Rien... - Robe d'après-midi de Paquin," plate V from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 10, August 1913
George Barbier
"Pour St. Moritz. Ratine blanche garnie de Skunks et brodée de laines," plate 51 from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1913
George Barbier
"Roses dans la Nuit," plate VIII from Modes et Manières d'Aujourd'hui, Vol. 3 (1914), 1914
George Barbier
"Rugby - Costume tailleur de Redfern," plate 39 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 4, April 1914
George Barbier
"Un Peu... Petite robe de campagne de Paquin," plate VI from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 9, July 1913
George Barbier
Falbalas et Franfreluches, almanach des modes présentes, passées et futures pour 1922-1926, 1921–25
H. Robert Dammy
"Elle S'Appelle Manon... - Cape du soir de Doucet," plate 45 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, May 1914
H. Robert Dammy
"La Chaine Fleurie - Robe de dîner de Doucet," plate IX from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 5, March 1913
H. Robert Dammy
"La Robe Rose - Toilette de garden-party de Doucet," plate VII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 7, May 1913
Louis Strimpl
"Le Bel Été - Robe de lingerie pour la campagne," plate III from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 9, July 1913
Louis Strimpl
"Le Frisson Nouveau - Robe de tango de Redfern," plate 20 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 2, February 1914
Louis Strimpl
"Le Vase Brisé - Robe d'intérieur," plate III from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913
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