Nearly forgotten but glorious art, envisionings and historical oddments from the back corners of the internet
People being very chic, advertisements that ran in the January, 1936 issue of Paris “Vogue”. Can’t get more stylish than that. Collections of the BnF Gallica, the digital version of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
“L’hiver aux Pyrénées.” Skiing. View 4, January, 1936 issue of Paris Vogue. Illustrator’s signature not legible. Collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the BnF Gallica. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k936228j/f12.item#“Quadrilles ou rayés s’accordent avec l’uni.” Playing croquet. View 105, page 40, January, 1936 issue of Paris Vogue. Collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the BnF Gallica. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k936228j/f105.itemLes élevès du Studio Corposano exécutent ici un mouvement de flexion en avant et légèrement dé côté dans une détente musculaire côntrolée et une expiration profonde. Exercice qui tend à acquérir souplesse et nonchalance, fondements de la grâce.” Modern dance. Page 51. January, 1936 issue of Paris Vogue. Collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the BnF Gallica. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k936228j/f182.item#
Sports and modern dance at the height of fashion. Why wear baggy old sweatpants when you can deck out in these.
On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.
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