Designs by Erte: Fashion Drawings and Illustrations from Harper's Bazaar

by Erté

From 1915 to 1936, Russian-born, Paris-based artist Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) was associated with HARPER'S BAZAAR, furnishing readers with fashion designs, cover art, and word-pictures of the European fashion scene. This book is a selection of this remarkable work, including 310 line drawings and 14 covers, 8 of which appear here in full color, along with selections from Erte's letters and commentaries for the magazine.

Genres: Fashion, Art, Nonfiction, Design, History

Unknown Binding

First published December 1, 1976

Reviews

[TriCedratops · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains a fantastic collection of Erte's designs and fashion illustrations in beautiful detail with vivid and detailed descriptions of the fabrics, colours and embellishments of each item. The downside being that as nearly all illustrations featured are black and white, as it seems nearly impossible to glean even a fraction of the true magnificence of Erte's creations. Colour illustrations would make this book near perfect.

I highly recommend keeping a magnifying glass to get a good look at the exquisite details in the designs.

[Svetlana · Rating 5 out of 5]

inspiring and decadent drawings of 1920's fashion from designer Erte: he includes outrageous descriptions that sound like this: "the long points are designed to hold one's long black hair. Yes, it's a nightcap of orange silk, embroidered with shades of mauve". (pg.110)

[Tarin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Erte!