Rare Belle Époque Fashion Advertising Catalog - High Life Ta - Lot 692

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Rare Belle Époque Fashion Advertising Catalog - High Life Ta - Lot 692
Rare Belle Époque Fashion Advertising Catalog - High Life Tailor 1910 - "The Tailor of Baghdad" - René Vincent / Draeger. A superb and rare prestige catalog-story published by the famous Parisian firm High Life Tailor (12 rue Auber / 112 rue Richelieu) for the Spring 1910 season.A masterpiece of luxury advertising published in the form of a parody of *One Thousand and One Nights*, titled “The Story of the Tailor of Baghdad and the Wonderful Secret” and printed by the prestigious firm Draeger Frères.Exceptional Artistic Collaborations: The text of Scheherazade’s story is richly illustrated with two-color in-text compositions by the renowned Art Deco master René Vincent. It includes superb full-color fashion plates by René Préjelan, Léon Kowalsky, and Albert Lelong. On the Cover: A magnificent composition featuring oriental motifs, gold illuminations, and stylized peacocks surrounding the scene of the tailor of Baghdad.Fashion Plates: Features a beautiful scene of high-society strollers in the Bois de Boulogne, showcasing the feminine silhouettes of 1910 and their period tailored suits.
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