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195842919Paris: Societe Paritys / Lebotys 1958. Post binder with 3 brass posts. Publisher's pictorial glazed boards red cloth joints. Light extremity wear to boards; bumping to upper corner of front board; short split to front and rear joints. Page block lightly foxed foxing/spotting scattered throughout. Few white nylon fabric samples discolored by paste beneath. Fabric samples otherwise clean and bright with only minor occasional creasing/fraying. Overall VG. 80 pp. 12 color fashion drawings; ~590 pasted and tipped-in fabric samples 16-1/8" x 12-1/8" <br/><br/>A mid-century salesman's sample catalogue from the winter collection of Parisian firm Société Paritys a haberdashery and fabric supplier established in 1946 and still in operation today. The fabric samples have been supplied by Lebotys a couture design firm in its own right and highly regarded for the quality of its textiles. As we find record of Lebotys having issued catalogues of its own collections in both the 1930s and 1960s we speculate that the two firms collaborated for a limited time possibly due to continuing post-war shortages and the need to adapt to the rapidly changing clothing market of the 1950s. The late 1950s saw a revolution in French fashion — and by extension Western fashion in general — due in no small part to the influence of material factors underlying the purely aesthetic side of the industry: availability of fabric continuing technological advances in synthetics and the surging post-war economies of America and Europe. The reluctant expansion of haute couture into the ready-to-wear market during the latter half of the century and the increasing reliance on synthetic fabrics to meet the demand would ultimately spell a major shift in the industry one that would impact fashion trends for decades to come. Some fashion houses like Dior whose “New Look” revitalized fashion at the beginning of the decade successfully managed to adapt by issuing couture ready-to-wear lines. Some however even long-established houses survived the war only to be undone by the prosperity that followed. The collaboration here of Société Paritys and Lebotys as well as the fabrics offered and styles displayed leads us to infer that the two firms were likely targeting the growing ready-to-wear market. The fabrics include a variety of silks cottons wools mohair etc. as well as nylon fibranne rayon Rhodia tergal crylor lurex viscose imitation fur and other “Matieres Synthètiques” often in blends and advertising their washable and/or antiwrinkling qualities. The styles in the illustrations still heavily influenced by the “New Look” emphasize wasp-waisted dresses hourglass silhouettes etc. No copies located on OCLC nor the major French institutions as searched on KVK. Societe Paritys / Lebotys hardcover books
195942920Paris: Societe Paritys / Lebotys 1959. Post binder with 3 brass posts. Publisher's pictorial glazed boards white cloth joints. Light extremity wear to boards; short split to rear joint. Page block lightly foxed occasional foxing/spotting to margins throughout. Few white nylon fabric samples discolored by paste beneath. Fabric samples otherwise clean and bright with only minor occasional creasing/fraying. Overall VG. 108 pp. 16 color fashion drawings; ~800 pasted and tipped-in fabric samples. 16-1/4" x 12" <br/><br/>A mid-century salesman's sample catalogue from the summer collection of Parisian firm Société Paritys a haberdashery and fabric supplier established in 1946 and still in operation today. The fabric samples have been supplied by Lebotys a couture design firm in its own right and highly regarded for the quality of its textiles. As we find record of Lebotys having issued catalogues of its own collections in both the 1930s and 1960s we speculate that the two firms collaborated for a limited time possibly due to continuing post-war shortages and the need to adapt to the rapidly changing clothing market of the 1950s. The late 1950s saw a revolution in French fashion — and by extension Western fashion in general — due in no small part to the influence of material factors underlying the purely aesthetic side of the industry: availability of fabric continuing technological advances in synthetics and the surging post-war economies of America and Europe. The reluctant expansion of haute couture into the ready-to-wear market during the latter half of the century and the increasing reliance on synthetic fabrics to meet the demand would ultimately spell a major shift in the industry one that would impact fashion trends for decades to come. Some fashion houses like Dior whose “New Look” revitalized fashion at the beginning of the decade successfully managed to adapt by issuing couture ready-to-wear lines. Some however even long-established houses survived the war only to be undone by the prosperity that followed. The collaboration here of Société Paritys and Lebotys as well as the fabrics offered and styles displayed leads us to infer that the two firms were likely targeting the growing ready-to-wear market. The fabrics include a variety of silks cottons wools mohair muslin cashmere and others as well as nylon fibranne rayon Rhodia tergal crylor acetate Albène and other “Matieres Synthètiques” often in blends and advertising their washable and/or antiwrinkling qualities. The styles in the illustrations although still influenced by the “New Look” also show the influence of Dior's successor the young Yves St. Laurent who debuted his "trapeze line" in 1958. No copies located on OCLC nor the major French institutions as searched on KVK. Societe Paritys / Lebotys hardcover books
195741355Paris: Societe Paritys 1957. 1st printing thus. Publisher's color pictorial glazed boards post binder; 3 brass posts decorative screw tops. Red cloth joints. Some general extremity wear to binder with slightly bumped corners. Occasional dust soiling. Minor foxing. Overall VG with cloth samples generally VG to Nr Fine with the occasional crease to the odd sample or two. 104 pp printed in red on stiff-stock paper. 16 color fashion drawings; 897 of 898 tipped-in fabric samples. Folio. 16-1/4" x 12-1/8" <br/><br/>A mid-century salesman's sample catalogue from the summer collection of Parisian firm Société Paritys a haberdashery and fabric supplier established in 1946 and still in operation today. The fabric samples have been supplied by Lebotys a couture design firm in its own right and highly regarded for the quality of its textiles. As we find record of Lebotys having issued catalogues of its own collections in both the 1930s and 1960s we speculate that the two firms collaborated for a limited time possibly due to continuing post-war shortages and the need to adapt to the rapidly changing clothing market of the 1950s. The late 1950s saw a revolution in French fashion — and by extension Western fashion in general — due in no small part to the influence of material factors underlying the purely aesthetic side of the industry: availability of fabric continuing technological advances in synthetics and the surging post-war economies of America and Europe. The reluctant expansion of haute couture into the ready-to-wear market during the latter half of the century and the increasing reliance on synthetic fabrics to meet the demand would ultimately spell a major shift in the industry one that would impact fashion trends for decades to come. Some fashion houses like Dior whose “New Look” revitalized fashion at the beginning of the decade successfully managed to adapt by issuing couture ready-to-wear lines. Some however even long-established houses survived the war only to be undone by the prosperity that followed. The collaboration here of Société Paritys and Lebotys as well as the fabrics offered and styles displayed leads us to infer that the two firms were likely targeting the growing ready-to-wear market. The fabrics include a variety of silks cottons wools mohair etc. as well as nylon fibranne rayon Rhodia tergal crylor acetate and other “Matieres Synthètiques” often in blends and advertising their washable and/or antiwrinkling qualities. The styles in the illustrations still heavily influenced by the “New Look” emphasize wasp-waisted dresses hourglass silhouettes etc. Of particular note are the designs and fabrics for wedding dresses. No copies located on OCLC nor the major French institutions as searched on KVK. Societe Paritys hardcover books
1950147039Various cities: Various 1950. Collection of 140 vintage photographs of department store window displays 9 of which are double weight. Eight photographs dated 1948 four dated 1949 with the rest being circa 1950s. Nearly two thirds with stamps on the verso or other identifying information for the photographers or photography studios. <br/><br/>Roughly half of the photographs feature window displays from Peck & Peck a New York based chain that at its peak had 78 stores across the United States including images from its flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. Also included are 26 photographs of displays at the nearby Stern's as well as 19 photographs from photography studios in Southern California including Los Angeles Long Beach and Pasadena 8 of which are identified as being from Buffum's stores. <br/><br/>The window displays in this collection predominantly feature mannequins showcasing women's clothing and accessories with a smaller number featuring children and teens and occasional ones focused on furniture or household decorations. The displays are arranged in such a way that they create abstract aspirational narratives around travel parties and leisure activities in retrospect giving historical context not to mention a surreal frozen-in-time quality to the Mid-century modern design and fashion. Taken as a whole a fairly comprehensive look at the focus and psychology of women's advertising and fashion in the American mid-century. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Generally Very Good plus to Near Fine with slight curling. Various unknown books
192325810New York 1923. Pencil ink and gouache on paper signed lower left. 1 vols. Image 13 x 9-1/2 inches matted and framed to 20 x 16 inches overall. Matted and framed. Fine. Pencil ink and gouache on paper signed lower left. 1 vols. Image 13 x 9-1/2 inches matted and framed to 20 x 16 inches overall. Original Fashion Art by Reynaldo Luza. Reynaldo Luza 1893-1978 pre-eminent fashion artist was born in Lima Peru. He began training as an architect at the University of Louvain Belgium but returned to Peru at the outbreak of World War I where he changed his studies from architecture to art. In 1918 he came to the United States where he earned his living by contributing drawings to several fashion publications principally VOGUE HARPERS BAZAAR and VANITY FAIR. In 1921 he joined HARPERS BAZAAR as the principal fashion artist a position he was to hold for 27 years. He divided his time between New York Paris and London working closely with all of the leading fashion designers of the times - Poiret Patou Lelong Paquin Douillet Doucet Cheruit Worth Drecoll Callot Soeurs Redfern Martial et Amand Premet Reboux Chanel Vionnet Molyneaux Schiaparelli Hartnell Steibel and Balenciaga among others.<br/>In 1940 Luza made New York his principal base where over the next few years he continued his activities at Harpers as well as creating fabric and furniture designs and the costumes for the movie "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." Among other distinctions he received several honorary appointments from the government of Peru including that of Artistic Director of the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of the new Lima airport.<br/>In 1950 Luza returned to Peru where he began a second career as a portrait painter exhibiting his work over the next few years in Paris New York and Washington D.C. Literature: Harpers Bazaar October 1923 unknown books
195514112np New York ca. 1955. Very good. 18 large completed plus 6 smaller loose portraits executed in pen & ink with watercolor or guache on paper. Large works all approx. 19" x 12"; smaller 12.5" x 9". With a large 17" x 12" spiral-bound artist's notebook containing eight additional color studies plus one sketch. Also includes 18 other loose preliminary works various sizes and media - including one brief series of Shakespearean costume design. Most SIGNED by the artist. Generally very good or better overall. <br/><br/>Lovely selection of original fashion art depicting various women's runway dresses all ca. 1955. We have been unable to discover much about the artist Mr. Leigh. But he was clearly an accomplished designer colorist and draftsman. We do know he was based in New York City and assume given the professional skill with which these works were executed that he likely worked in the industry either for a designer or a fashion magazine. The portraits themselves are quintessentially post-war in their style and taste clearly indebted to VOGUE and their artists. A beautiful primary collection of 1950s high fashion. unknown books
1848229448Paris 1848. First editions. Engraved fashion plates 677 of which are hand-colored. Many entitled "Modes de Paris". 16 vols. 4to. Bound in marbled boards with paper spine labels. First editions. Engraved fashion plates 677 of which are hand-colored. Many entitled "Modes de Paris". 16 vols. 4to. Periodical issued bi-weekly then weekly. Volumes for 1832-1836 have 24 issues 1837 has 26 and 1838-1848 have 52 issues each. unknown books
1913D7495Paris 1913-1918. Hardcover. Very Good. Morocco backed original cloth; oblong 380 x 305 mm; contains over 100 drawings of dresses hats jackets and more done primarily in pen and ink and colored in pencil or gouache; and highlighted by 5 mounted photographs of a woman modeling different gowns. From the Parisian fashion house Detrois et Cie. Women's garments shown from the front and back and professionally presented -- drawings are polished and nicely detailed and colored. Scuffing along spine and edges of boards; binding a bit shaken. <br/><br/> hardcover books
