| These extremely rare prints are from the Journal des 
					Dames et des Modes, Costumes Parisiens.  
					These pochoir illustrations were published from 1912-1914, 
					with only 1,279 copies published per issue.  The selection 
					offered here is from printing #240, with the title page so marked. Similar to the Bon Ton Gazette, but even more scarce, it was 
					designed to appeal to the elite of Paris, with high fashion 
					plates and chatty articles on all aspects of life for the 
					privileged, it transcends its mundane goals through the 
					incredible quality of the publication from the high quality 
					paper to the breath taking beauty of the prints and the high 
					quality of the art throughout. Many of the works of the fashion designers of the day were 
                    featured, especially George Barbier, who made his debut as 
                    a fashion designer with this work.  The most notable artists 
                    utilized were Brunelleschii,  Leon Bakst, J. van Brock, 
                    Etienne Drian, Pierre Legrain, Victor Lheur, Armand Vallee, 
                    Gerda Wegener, along with many others.  George Barbier was 
                    truly a luminary of the time, becoming hugely successful in 
                    the world of design and haute couture fashion illustration, 
                    contributing to Vogue as well as Bon Ton and Journal des 
                    Dames. His designs for the magazine are particularly prized. |