"Pierre Balmain Paris 122 Chantilly" (SOLD) Paul Poiret

"Pierre Balmain Paris 122 Chantilly" (SOLD) Paul PoiretChic original watercolour couture fashion sketch replete w lace fabric swatch & note attached (LL) from the Paris atelier of Pierre Balmain c1960s Plate Sz: 12"H x 8 1 4"W Frame Sz: 17"H x 13"W

Sz: Medium

There are eight pages in full colour and 33 black and white photographs

000 (equivalent to $1

This is Horst's first published book and is scarce with the fragile dust jacket

Frame Sz: 12 1/2"H x 13 1/4"W

Murray Arbeid and Yuki

Homes of the Passing Show is a fascinating glimpse into the world of the wealthy and famous in the early 20th century

in the same year

Jacket design by George Kelley

Gruau's illustrations reinvented many of the designs and gave them lambency and radiance that the fashion industry previously lacked

' Three Peter Chambers capers: The Candlestick

' (from the preface)