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By: Evangeline Holland

Evangeline Holland — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:10:51 +0000

Hi Susabella,

Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to your posts!

By: Susan Brown

Susan Brown — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:52:07 +0000

Dear Ray,
I was about to comment on the interesting article when I saw your list of fashion publications ~ I, too, have a Haas Brothers’ catalog, but mine is soft covered and has less pages, it’s from 1921, I think. I’ve never seen the Lasker catalogs, could you post or email me some pics?
Thanks!

Evangeline, bravo on the informative article! Loved the info on the “Merry Widow” hat and hobble skirts…My tastes run from that era through the flapper years, and I, like Ray, have a collection of prints, catalogs & magazines on those fashions. I hope to start posting about them in the upcoming year, will let you know.

Best regards to you both,

Susabella

By: Ray Hathaway

Ray Hathaway — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:17:24 +0000

To Whom It May Concern,
I have in my possession some turn-of-the-century designer fashion catalogues (Edwardian era) that I find quite interesting. Maybe you can help me with rating their importance. Thank you.

#1) This is a hard cover “Haas Brothers, Blue Book of Models, Fall 1913. Paris (13 Rue des Pyramides) New York (303-305 Fifth Avenue)”: Approx. 146 page bound book. Black and White, in very good condition — and mostly intact. By that I mean my mom’s uncle used the first handful of pages as a boxing scrapbook, pasting over some of the illustrations. (The 1915 sports news clippings still remain.) Each fashion model is illustrated on a 10″x13.5″, glossy page, with brief text description of colors and materials used. Callot, Premet, Worth, Beer, Doucet, Cheruit, Evening, Drecoll, Bulloz, Robert, Georgette, Margaine, Paquin, Agnes, Bernard, Brandt, and Pasqual models.

#2) This is a group of four (4) “String-tied, folder type cover”, Hand-Colored Fashion Engravings Catalogues — 75(?) 10″x15″ individual illustrations, and in very good to excellent condition. From Morton Lasker, 339 Fifth Avenue, New York/Paris. Many of the same designers as above — and then some. And all pages suitable for framing.
In seasonal order:

a) L’AUTOMNE… 1914
b) PRINTEMPS… 1915
c) L’AUTOMNE… 1915
d) PRINTEMPS… 1916

So, there you have it. They are truly an interesting illustrated pictorial study of woman’s design and fashion. Every bit as interesting as what I’ve seen on other websites. What do you know? Thanks once again.

By: Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

Elizabeth Kerri Mahon — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:04:42 +0000

Very interesting article. I’m learning so much from this blog in terms of researching my historical YA!

By: Alexia

Alexia — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:37:47 +0000

A very interesting article!