‘The goal is to incorporate the luxurious fabrics, mixed prints and textures from the 20s while keeping the silhouette modern and figure flattering’
Retro, contemporary and nouveau: Project Runway 9 contestant Fallene Wells is seeking Kickstarter funding for her latest collection.
More info here, Kickstarter here.
‘custom blue silk embroidered with cotton and copper thread’
Detail of the fabric used in the bedroom of Jeanne Lanvin (1867–1946). From her residence on the rue Barbet-de-Jouy, rebuilt at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Found via ArtisphereOnline
Poster for No Limit (1931) – featuring original ‘It Girl’ Clara Bow.
The Shocking Blue: Venus (Alex Dias Remix)
The work of Charles Loupot, advertisement for Coty, 1938.
The Burning Hotels: Stuck in the Middle (Baron Von Luxxury Controls Everything Remix)
‘These photographs were taken using Kodachrome film by the improbably and wonderfully named Chalmers Butterfield, probably in 1949.’
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DJ Munoz/London Calling: You Drive Me Crazy (Yellow Drill Remix)
Images found via Peter Serafinowicz
Store front design by Harry L. Wyman, 1939. US Patent Office drawing.
Found via Great Inventions, Good Intentions
Advertisement for Benz Automobiles by Adalbert Roth, 1928.
Found via Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Video for Madonna’s Express Yourself. Production design by Vance Lorenzini, inspired by Metropolis. Directed by David Fincher. From 1989.
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