12 Le Chic Magazines, 1908-09

This lot includes 12 Le Chic Magazines. Each magazine has a red paper cover that is printed and embossed. On the inside are approximately twelve pages of text (in French and some also have English translations) and black and white illustrations featuring and describing the latest fashions. In each magazine, there are additional, full-page colorized illustrations, some of which have been further embellished with gold color that is raised from the surface of the paper. Some of the magazines contain double page 'center folds' filled with colorized illustrations of the latest styles.

The cover of one magazine states the following:
Published: on the 20th of every month. Publishers: B. Finkelstein & Brother / Paris / Vienna / Berlin / London
Sole Agent for the US of America S. Reinach / New York 23 West 23rd Street

Measurements of All:
13" x 16.75"

Issues include:
May 1908
June 1908
August 1908
September 1908
October 1908
November 1908
January 1909
February 1909
June 1909
July 1909
November 1909
December 1909

Condition:

Each of the twelve magazines has the same condition issues, which include frayed and 'dog-eared' corners of the paper cover and each of the interior pages. The staples used to hold the magazines together have come loose or rusted, leaving many pages 'loose' from the binding. In some of the magazine, short pieces of tape (now yellowed) were used to hold some of the pages together. With some of the pages now loose, it is possible that some magazines are missing a page or more.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

[email protected]312.334.4222

Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

Michael Hall

Cataloguer, Couture & Luxury Accessories

[email protected]312 280 1212

Beatrice Levine

Account Executive

[email protected]312 280 1212

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12 Le Chic Magazines, 1908-09

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