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Born on this day in fashion history: Raoul Dufy, June 3, 1877

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Happy birthday to the French artist Raoul Dufy, born on this day in fashion history in 1877. As a young man, Dufy studied painting at Paris’ prestigious Ècole des beaux-arts, finding early success with an evolving artistic style that found inspiration in avant-garde art movements of the era, including Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism. Dufy was a man … Continue reading Born on this day in fashion history: Raoul Dufy, June 3, 1877

Re-Fashioning Fernand Siméon: Marc Jacobs Spring 2014 RTW

January 24, 2015January 24, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Looks like Marc Jacobs looked to the bold, black lines of wood engraved fashion plates for his 2014 Spring Ready-to-Wear line. The plate on right is by artist Fernand Siméon for Modes et manières d’aujourd’hui, a deluxe, limited-edition publication printed in 1922.