Premiere D'Atelier

Let me introduce you to my new member of staff.

She arrived last week from a far away land ...courtesy of M.C.

Ever since I trained in fashion many moons ago... I have dreamt of having her and now she's here.

She may seem old and tattered but she is perfect

As it has been suggested to me recently that I must have a  'Premiere D'Atelier' in order to complete my 'Parisian Workshop'  I have decided she would be the perfect candidate to carry out the required duties (in silence)

She has been named Madame Georgette and will start working, from tomorrow, on my 10th collection

Edward Steichen

Gloria Swanson

Conde Nast 1928

Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France, 1914 Edward Steichen

Antonio de Marco and Renée de Marco 1935 by Edward Steichen

Greta Garbo 1928

Norma Shearer

Definition of Style

 

An intriguing woman, in a beautiful dress, surrounded by books

If I could travel in time ....

 I would love to see Loie Fuller perform

 

 

Loie Fuller by John Alexander White 

 

1862-1928

Loie Fuller had no formal training and was an important modern dance pioneer. While performing  she was intrigued by the special effects and would project images  onto fabric by using  calcium lights, drapery and magic lanterns

 Fuller used dozens of metres of the silk fabric as her costumes, and would drape herself in beautiful shapes of butterflies and flowers. Her dances were lit against a black floor and background by colored electric lights.

Annabelle Whitford and the Serpentine Dance 1895