1968 poster by for Stendig to introduce the Aarino's rocking floatable Gyro chair. Looks familiar? Think Stendig calendar and the Unigrid.... More: https://t.co/mBzSn2w6Uq

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Rob Ford's dazzling Instagram page explores the behind 1990s Giacomo Lee interviews the archivist and writer here:

https://t.co/nf3n2taN54

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The wild hairstyles of 1839! Note the “mechanical” brushes meant to deliver cleansing products for men’s beards w/out sullying one’s hands. Les Cent-Un Coiffeurs de Tous les Pas.

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A charming little illustration by A. E. Marty found at the bottom of a page of the January 1920 issue of Gazette du bon ton.

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Early Fiat Multipla sketch..... remarkably it got even wackier for production. Most of the key elements are there though even at this stage.

Brilliant car. Genius.

👍🇮🇹

Pic courtesy of CarDesignArchives in IG
https://t.co/HgTUGG5WmK

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A stunning design by Madeleine Vionnet which was licensed by the American ready-to-wear manufacturer A. Beller & Co, c. 1928.

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This Poiret promotion underscores how he was creating styles reflecting the popular s-bend silhouette, a trend he would later claim to hate. From Costumes, for Paul Poiret's summer 1906 collection.

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Incredible sketch drawn for a designed by Seymour Moss, whose company MOBA created gold & gemstone “fashion jewelry."

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A rare 1837 fashion plate of a woman in a sporting ensemble featuring pants. It would be another 15 yrs before Bloomers emerged. Journal des dames et des modes, 1837.

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We have a new blog post up on Material Mode about Youssef Rizkallah. His name will ring a bell w/ few, yet we house a formidable collection of sketches from his time designing high-end ready to wear on NYC’s 7th Ave. Learn more: https://t.co/tU1sVILVXG

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Simple but stunning design suggestion by Florence Schatken for the subscription Cardinal Fashion Studios, 1946.

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This is an original sketch for A. Beller & Co., who licensed the design from Erté. This “wrap of satin, cape cut low to show lining, sleeves embroidered in gold & laced with gold cord” was trimmed w/ fox fur.

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Simple but stunning design suggestion by Florence Schatken for the subscription Cardinal Fashion Studios, 1946.

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