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Famous Advertising Poster:
the famous "Arrow Collar Man" from the early 1920s the
picture of American male sophisticated style in
advertising, was actually Charles Beach, a Canadian
During the 1920’s the famous "Arrow Shirt" man got more
fan mail than Rudolph Valentino
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Chanel caused a sensation in
1926 with the creation of the 'little black dress' which
was risqué at the time.
The famous " Chanel also introduced costume
jewelry, in particular strings of pearls.
Chanel died in 1971 after decades in fashion.
In 1983 Karl Lagerfeld was appointed Artistic Director of
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Coco Chanel the most
influential designers of her time. In 1922 Chanel
introduced a perfume, Chanel No 5 Still popular today.
Chanel's famous Art Deco perfume bottle was incorporated
into the New York, Museum of Modern Art in 1959
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Tamara in the Green
Bugatti 1925
Iconic of all Art Deco Lempicka Paintings |
Tamara de Lempicka was known
to be the most famous painter in the 1920s Lempicka was
born in Poland to a wealthy family then moved to Russia
and lived there in till her husband was arrested during
the Russian Revolution. She got her husband out of prison
and they both flew to Paris where Lempicka studied art.
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The art deco style and the glamour of
Hollywood influenced smoking and its accessories. Women
smoked openly and Hollywood stars appeared in adverts. The
cigarette holder was as long as you dared and some expand
to over 20" (51cms)
Ronson began to challenge Dunhill's top position
in "must have" accessories.
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Marlene Dietrich - Art Deco Jewelry
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Men's Jewelry and accessories came into
high fashion in the Jazz Era. Just one example of Art Deco
Ronson cigarette case, watch and lighter
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