Dollhouse Couture

Dolls in couture.  An idea thought up by Robert Ricci, son of Nina Ricci to revive the idea of haute couture after the war ended in 1945.  Naturally fabric was in short supply so instead of clothing models, 28 inch dolls were used.  172 dolls from 40 Paris couturiers including Lanvin, Balenciaga, Rochas, Schiaparelli, Hermès… Continue reading Dollhouse Couture

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Bauhaus Apparel

   Bau·haus ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (bouhous)adj.     Of, relating to, or characteristic of a 20th-century school of design, the aesthetic of which was influenced by and derived from techniques and materials employed especially in industrial fabrication and manufacture. London has officially gone Bauhaus mad with the up and coming V&A Modernism  exhibition… Continue reading Bauhaus Apparel

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