Rare Belle Époque Fashion Catalog - High Life Tailor 1904 - - Lot 690

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Rare Belle Époque Fashion Catalog - High Life Tailor 1904 - - Lot 690
Rare Belle Époque Fashion Catalog - High Life Tailor 1904 - "A Hundred Years of Fashion" - Illustrated by G. Scott, Léandre...A superb and rare prestige advertising catalog from the famous Parisian fashion house High Life Tailor (12 rue Auber / 112 rue Richelieu), complete and dated for the Spring 1904 season.Titled “A Hundred Years of Fashion,” this art booklet offers a remarkable historical retrospective of the evolution of costume from 1799 to 1904, illustrated by the greatest masters of the Belle Époque.On the Cover: A magnificent Art Nouveau theatrical composition listing the booklet’s prestigious illustrators (C. Léandre, G. Scott, de Montzaigle, Adrien Moreau, Ed. Zier...).Inside Pages: An illustrated chronology of the female silhouette through a century of elegance (1799–1904), accompanied by men’s fashion silhouettes from 1904. Back Cover: A splendid and luminous full-color insert by the famous painter and illustrator Georges Scott (G. Scott), titled “La Parisienne en 1904.” It depicts an elegant woman in a tailored suit taking a stroll in the Bois de Boulogne, set within a rich, stylized floral frame. The price of the custom-made suit is listed at 95 francs.
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