This is a hand coloured, plate-signed pochoir from La Gazette Du Bon Ton, Issue #8, 1924-25, Plate 60. Just as today's stars of the runway strut outrageous fashion designs, so it was in the beginning as Lepape depicts these sophisticated beauties showing off Lanvin's ballroom fantasies. Poiret's original lampshade dress now appears in a fantasy of layers. Wonderful use of silver and copper-bronze inks - a truly hard-to-find pochoir. H. 9.75in X W. 7.5in; H. 24.8cm X W. 19.1cm |