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![During a recent research visit to the Royal Ontario Museum Library and Archives to view the La Gazette du bon ton collection, I was intrigued by four pages, consisting of […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/08/IMG_8227-115x115.jpg "La Gazette du bon ton: Hermès")
La Gazette du bon ton: Hermès
Posted on August 7, 2018 | No CommentsDuring a recent research visit to the Royal Ontario Museum Library and Archives to view the La Gazette du bon ton collection, I was intrigued by four pages, consisting of […] -
![“If you were going to compress into a time-capsule the very essence of January 1, 1950, for a future world to find, what would you put into it?…. A recording […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/inlinearticleImage-1-e1523144412939-115x115.jpg "Jean Patchett: Vogue (Eye)con")
Jean Patchett: Vogue (Eye)con
Posted on April 9, 2018 | 3 Comments“If you were going to compress into a time-capsule the very essence of January 1, 1950, for a future world to find, what would you put into it?…. A recording […] -
![Archives and India When invited to view the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Archives online, I was drawn to the ROM’s Sports et divertissements because of the mix of fashion and music. […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/03/illustration-115x115.jpg "Sports et divertissements: The Hunt")
Sports et divertissements: The Hunt
Posted on April 8, 2018 | No CommentsArchives and India When invited to view the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Archives online, I was drawn to the ROM’s Sports et divertissements because of the mix of fashion and music. […] -
![Upon a visit to the Royal Ontario Museum’s Library and Archives, I was completely taken with the fashion plates dating from 1885 to 1886 that were printed in the Revue […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/Fig1Detail-115x115.jpg "The Secret Language of Patterns")
The Secret Language of Patterns
Posted on April 8, 2018 | 2 CommentsUpon a visit to the Royal Ontario Museum’s Library and Archives, I was completely taken with the fashion plates dating from 1885 to 1886 that were printed in the Revue […] -
![La Gazette du Bon Ton was first published in November 1912 and was edited by Lucien Vogel (see figure 1). Produced for 13 years until its last issue in 1925, […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/UneChinois_GDBT-e1522599675789-115x115.jpg "Cultural Appropriation and Orientalism in “‘Une Chinoise’ Costume de Divertissement par Douillet”")
Cultural Appropriation and Orientalism in “‘Une Chinoise’ Costume de Divertissement par Douillet”
Posted on April 7, 2018 | 2 CommentsLa Gazette du Bon Ton was first published in November 1912 and was edited by Lucien Vogel (see figure 1). Produced for 13 years until its last issue in 1925, […] -
![Upon first glance, the most striking aspect of this fashion plate is the bold and colourful print of the dress enwrapping the tall, slim figure. However, with further […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/fullsizeoutput_211-115x115.jpeg "Le Pouf: Advertising Art")
Le Pouf: Advertising Art
Posted on April 7, 2018 | 1 CommentUpon first glance, the most striking aspect of this fashion plate is the bold and colourful print of the dress enwrapping the tall, slim figure. However, with further […] -
![In the beginning of the 20th century, upper-class Parisians would rely on the magazine Gazette du Bon Ton as their source of fashion trends, corroborating Barthes’ understanding of how a […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/IMG_8352-115x115.jpg "Could this be love?")
Could this be love?
Posted on April 7, 2018 | 3 CommentsIn the beginning of the 20th century, upper-class Parisians would rely on the magazine Gazette du Bon Ton as their source of fashion trends, corroborating Barthes’ understanding of how a […] -
![A petite figure in a short red chiton is gracefully bounding through a lush forest meadow. Her limbs are long and lanky, her hair cropped short and loose, her skirt […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/03/Atalante_img1_pm-115x115.jpg "Atalanta, and Why It Took So Long for Her to Get a Sports Bra")
Atalanta, and Why It Took So Long for Her to Get a Sports Bra
Posted on April 6, 2018 | 5 CommentsA petite figure in a short red chiton is gracefully bounding through a lush forest meadow. Her limbs are long and lanky, her hair cropped short and loose, her skirt […] -
![This article examines a scene of the book Sports & Divertissements by Lucien Vogel (see fig.1), combining the work of the composer Erik Satie and the illustrator Charles Martin called […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/04/finales_3-e1522765339149-115x115.jpg "Le flirt?")
Le flirt?
Posted on April 6, 2018 | 3 CommentsThis article examines a scene of the book Sports & Divertissements by Lucien Vogel (see fig.1), combining the work of the composer Erik Satie and the illustrator Charles Martin called […] -
![The Roaring Twenties are known as the Jazz Age, the time of jazz, gin, and flappers. But, less obviously, sports also played a big part in the shaping of the […]](https://fashionma.blog.ryerson.ca/files/2018/03/leGOLF-115x115.jpg "The Sporting Twenties")
The Sporting Twenties
Posted on April 5, 2018 | 4 CommentsThe Roaring Twenties are known as the Jazz Age, the time of jazz, gin, and flappers. But, less obviously, sports also played a big part in the shaping of the […]