Auguste Racinet

Auguste Racinet published a giant compilation of costume throughout the world between 1876 and 1888. It was the most complete guide to fashion ever published.

Auguste Racinet: The Complete Costume History (Jumbo)

Racinet's Full-Color Pictorial History of Western Costume: With 92 Plates Showing Over 950 Authentic Costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800

Auguste Racinet 1825-1893: The Complete Costume History / Vollstandige Kostumgeschichte / Le Costume Historique

Le Costume Historique. 500 Planches, 300 En Couleurs, Or et Argent, 200 en Camaieu.

George Barbier - Art Deco Illustration and Fashion Drawings

Le carrosse aus deux lezars verts (The carriage of the two green lizards), La Roman de la Momie (The story of the mummy)

Le Nouveau Prince Charmant (The New Prince Charming), La Jambe (The leg)

His prints appeared in La Vie Parisienne, a French popular magazine published at the turn of the twentieth century, and the La Gazette du Bon Ton, a very expensive fashion magazine which published from 1912 to 1925. It had exclusive contracts with Paris' top couture houses. Wikipedia article.

Prints by George Barbier are for sale on Ebay Click here to see them for sale on Ebay , other Barbier prints here.

 

George Barbier: The Birth of Art Deco, The Illustrations of George Barbier in Full Color




9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion

 
French Fashions "of Good Taste" 1920-1922: From Pochoir Illustrations - George Barbier (Editor)(Schiffer Design Book), French Fashion Illustrations of the Twenties: 634 Cuts from La Vie Parisienne (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)


"Gazette du Bon Ton I" by George Barbier - Framed Artwork

The Golden Age Of Fashion 2006 Calendar: Gazette Du Bon Ton
The Girls from La Vie Parisienne

Original copies of La Vie Parisienne at Amazon.com

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Home Course in Fashion Art

Home Course in Fashion Art by Ruth Conerly was originally published in 1939.
























This was one of many popular home study courses published to give the public access to the art and craft of drawing. This one was published in 1939 and distributed by newspapers across the country,














The text is clear and provides drawing and painting tips that are useful to any aspriing artist but particularly to someone interested in fashion illustration.

FROM THE INTRODUCTION

FASHION ART is one of the better-paid professions. With newspapers, magazines, mail-order catalogues, department stores, and pecialty shops, requiring thousands of fashion illustrations annually, there is always work for the good fashion artist. This book gives you practical instruction in this fascinating and profitable art. Simply and clearly it explains Composition, Figure Balance, Foreshortening, Perspective,
Light and Shade, Tone Composition, Wash, and Pen Technique. A unique visualizing method helps you achieve deftness and accuracy in drawing the human figure. Many leading fashion artists began their studies at home. A liking for the work combined with the will to study and practice faithfully can carry you far on the road to a successful art career.



















CONTENTS
Introduction
Composition
Proportions of the Human Figure
Visualizing Method
Figure Balance
Foreshortening
Perspective
Hands and Feet
Light and Shade
Tone Composition
Wash
Furs in Wash
Fabrics in Wash
Practice Poses

















9 Heads: A Guide to Drawing Fashion




 Fashion Illustrator (Portfolio (Laurence King))

 Fashion Illustrator: Drawing and Presentation for the Fashion Designer (Abrams Studio)


Project Runway Fashion and Figure Drawing Set








New Fashion Figure Templates: Over 250 Templates

Jack Richeson Signature Manikin- 12 Inch Wooden Female

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