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House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Pen and ink.
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
French fashion has influenced men and women, kings and queen, rich and poor throughout time. Tumultuous as any history, the beginning of the 20th century saw yet another revolution in the style of dress. The most famous name in fashion design became Coco Chanel. Her creations inspired the world. While she had no equals, she had many rivals. One such competitor was the House of Bernard.
The art of fashion design is first conceived by the imagination; only then can it be translated into fabrics. Along the way various sketches fly across the pages to "try on" various details, the flip of a hem, the trim on a sleeve. At last, when all is complete to the satisfaction of the designer whose name it will bear, it is committed to paper in exacting detail in color and proportion.
Pen and ink renderings from the House of Bernard are the completed illustrations representing the 1923 coat collection. It was from these pages that women of fortune (or luck) would select the creations which would enhance the image they choose to express to the world. The fashions are drawn on watercolor paper in graphite and inked by hand. Each outfit is painstakingly detailed with embroidery, beaded or fur trims. Accessories (hats, gloves, shoes, jewels) are chosen as compliments. And finally, it is the pose and countenance of the mannequin which expresses the whim of the designer and his inexhaustible imagination.
Each illustration has been carefully removed from its catalogue by a conservator. The paper size is 9 1/14" x 12 3/8". The pages were bound in hard covers by way of tipping them in at their left margins; literally pasting them individually to a separate narrow page which was bound to the covers. This results in a glue mark on their left edge when removed from the binding. No chemical cleaning has been applied to remove the glue as the resulting effect would be to diminish the intensity of the ink. Each illustration is in superb original condition with full margins.
Framing is done to museum specifications using archival material for matting, hinging and backing. The glazing is ultra-violet filtering Plexiglas which inhibits UV rays from both incandescent light and/or sunlight from bleaching the paper and inks. The framed dimensions are 16”W x 19”H.
A stunning collection of illustrations from the House of Bernard can be found at the Brooklyn Museum in their Libraries and Archives: Fashion and Costume Sketch Collection, 1912-1950.
- Creation Year:1923
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Condition:Clean, crisp image. Full margins with some binding residue on left. Great detail.
- Gallery Location:Florham Park, NJ
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