Erté's Fashion Designs

by Erté

Book Overview

Ert once designed a costume for Mata Hari. Sixty-seven years later, still creating, he designed costumes and sets for the 1980 Glyndebourne Festival's Der Rosenkavalier. In between (mostly in the '20s) he was the only top Paris designer illustrating his own haute couture, most of the illustrations appearing in Harper's Bazar. An earlier volume (Fashion Drawings and Illustrations from "Harper's Bazar" 0-486-23397-9) sampled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048624203X
• ISBN13: 9780486242033
• Release Date: November 1981
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

Says contains 8 FULL COLOR PAGES OF HARPER'S COVERS BUT IT DOES NOT!!!! NO COLOR PAGES.

No color. None.

The worst Erte book

This is a black and white book with sketches of drawings that no one likes. Waste of 12 dollars.

Plenty to Look At

I love art and am always on the look out for great art books. Erte is a favorite artist of mine and when I found this inexpensive book, I jumped at it! Plenty of pictures, mostly black and white, and less fluff! Too many art books fill entire pages with well known images. This book is the opposite and has tons of great illustrations from Erte. For the price, who can complain? I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the 20's, studies fashion, and/or enjoys art.

Unique and inspirational styles

These designs may not always be emblematic of actual clothing in the 1920's, but they represent some of the most innovative, dramatic, and stylish stuff from the era, and remain inspirational to this day. The book features a few of his more ordinary designs, but also includes "Harper's Bazar" covers, theatrical designs, and some amazing haute couture. While there are no pictures of extant costumes, this book of illustrations, quite a few in color, is beautiful, stylish, and motivating.

Great costuming source

One of the best! Truly unusual designs for creative figurative art dolls. Highly recommended.

A good example of Erte's work.

With this book you get a glimpse into the master's mind at the birth of Art Deco and beyond. Erte's designs flourished in the mid-20's, when the Deco age was new, but you can still sense a taste for the noveau and baroque ages in his art and gorgeous designs. Erte was a pioneer artist untill his death and anyone seeking to learn true fashion design will benefit from the vision of Erte.

Erte - Cheap Thrills!

Erte is one of the most creative designers of all times - drawing upon many cultures to create outfits that are simply gorgeous. This book is a very cheap way of studying some of his designs. Well worth the price!