Art nouveau fashion

The burnous, both in name and design, is of Arab origin, and describes a full, hooded cloak, often decorated with embroidery and tassels. It can also be spelled burnoose and bournouse. The burnous was introduced to Western fashion through the Spahi, the French calvary troops of from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, whose uniforms included burnous. The Spahi began in the 1830s, and saw extensive action throughout the 19th century. This, combined with photographs of the Spahi troops in their…

Art deco costume design. Léon Bakst. Mother of Venus

NEW YORK CITY — Historic costume and textile auctions reveal much about two different streams of thought — one, having to do with the cyclical nature of fashion, may reveal where leading couture and fashion houses may take fashion next, and the other what collectors treasure most of our past.

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Very beautiful French Art Nouveau gold necklace set with a central faceted amethyst stone attributed to Henri-Victor Miault. Crafted in the form of a cluster of downward pointlng slender bell-shaped flowers on long sweeping stems fashioned in gold wirework. Suspended at each side below a pair of side attachments formed as single flowers. A little... View Article