Le Style Parisien. Numbers 1 (July 1915) through 7 (February 1916) (all published; lacking 8 pp. text). Paris (Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts) 1915-1916. [45884]
It may not have been the most avant-garde publication of its time, but Le Style Parisien served as an important bridge between the emerging capitals of European fashion — chiefly Paris — and consumers in New York and London. Edited by the legendary Lucien Vogel (who was simultaneously hard at work on his other magazine, Gazette du Bon Ton, for a more elite readership) the over-sized tabloid packaged haute couture for upper-middle class audiences hungry for continental sophistication. [click to continue…]
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