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![A squeeze of the fist and a flick of the wrist is enough to crush a neck, a product relative to the strength possessed and force applied. The neck is […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/05/Fig1-115x115.jpg "Necking")
Necking
Posted on May 3, 2016 | No CommentsA squeeze of the fist and a flick of the wrist is enough to crush a neck, a product relative to the strength possessed and force applied. The neck is […] -
![Beautiful, brightly coloured fashion plates were one of the main sources of fashion information as early as the late eighteenth century and into the 1920s (Tortora & Eubank 330). These […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/IMG_5297-115x115.jpg "Barbier: Fashion and Gender in the 1920s")
Barbier: Fashion and Gender in the 1920s
Posted on April 29, 2016 | 3 CommentsBeautiful, brightly coloured fashion plates were one of the main sources of fashion information as early as the late eighteenth century and into the 1920s (Tortora & Eubank 330). These […] -
![“The origin of the beard is, without a doubt, the absence of a razor” -La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921, page 89 An article in the third edition of La […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/Screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-5.29.30-PM-115x115.png "The Standard of Bearded Success: Facial Hair and Colonial Thinking")
The Standard of Bearded Success: Facial Hair and Colonial Thinking
Posted on April 28, 2016 | 7 Comments“The origin of the beard is, without a doubt, the absence of a razor” -La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921, page 89 An article in the third edition of La […] -
![Godey’s Lady’s Book Godey’s Lady’s Book was first published in Philadelphia by Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) in 1830. The magazine, which reached a wide female audience across America (over 150,000 […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/IMG_6461-1-115x115.jpg "The Good Wife")
The Good Wife
Posted on April 27, 2016 | 6 CommentsGodey’s Lady’s Book Godey’s Lady’s Book was first published in Philadelphia by Louis Antoine Godey (1804-1878) in 1830. The magazine, which reached a wide female audience across America (over 150,000 […] -
![The following are four imaginary letters exchanged between artist André-Édouard Marty and his mother during the early part of Marty’s career as an illustrator. The first two letters communicate some […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/elephant-of-jade-copy-115x115.jpg "Fashion, Jade, Chocolates & André Marty for La Gazette Du Bon Ton")
Fashion, Jade, Chocolates & André Marty for La Gazette Du Bon Ton
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 5 CommentsThe following are four imaginary letters exchanged between artist André-Édouard Marty and his mother during the early part of Marty’s career as an illustrator. The first two letters communicate some […] -
![George Barbier was one of the leading illustrators from the 1910s through the 1920s. His work in book illustration, fashion publication and theatrical design would come to define the Art […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-16-at-4.31.27-PM-115x115.png "George Barbier: Fashioning the Queer Identity")
George Barbier: Fashioning the Queer Identity
Posted on April 24, 2016 | 4 CommentsGeorge Barbier was one of the leading illustrators from the 1910s through the 1920s. His work in book illustration, fashion publication and theatrical design would come to define the Art […] -
![The Introduction While riffling through pages at the Royal Ontario Museum, I came across a small book titled La Guirlande des Mois pour 1921, which translates from French to Garland […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/lamerique-115x115.jpg "Time to Saddle Up and Ride: How an Illustration Captured The Zeitgeist of the Period")
Time to Saddle Up and Ride: How an Illustration Captured The Zeitgeist of the Period
Posted on April 19, 2016 | 3 CommentsThe Introduction While riffling through pages at the Royal Ontario Museum, I came across a small book titled La Guirlande des Mois pour 1921, which translates from French to Garland […] -
![La Gazette du Bon Ton was “published in November 1912, and from this date until its demise in 1925 the magazine set the standard for elegance and luxury in the […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/IMG_0773-115x115.jpg "Feminine Excess at the Palais-Royal 1921")
Feminine Excess at the Palais-Royal 1921
Posted on April 19, 2016 | 3 CommentsLa Gazette du Bon Ton was “published in November 1912, and from this date until its demise in 1925 the magazine set the standard for elegance and luxury in the […] -
![There were no visitors today. It’s just me, the grazing cattle, and the wind in the poplar tree. Of course I didn’t see any cows, only heard them. They didn’t come […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/AE_Marty_Pense_t_il_a_Moi_898_35-1-115x115.jpg "Pense-t-il à moi?")
Pense-t-il à moi?
Posted on April 18, 2016 | 5 CommentsThere were no visitors today. It’s just me, the grazing cattle, and the wind in the poplar tree. Of course I didn’t see any cows, only heard them. They didn’t come […] -
![As an independent-minded woman of the 1920s you know that one of the ways to show your knowledge and independence is through your appearance, and that it is important to […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/DSC_0693-1-115x115.jpg "Keeping Up with the Roaring Twenties: Fashion and Art Deco")
Keeping Up with the Roaring Twenties: Fashion and Art Deco
Posted on April 16, 2016 | 1 CommentAs an independent-minded woman of the 1920s you know that one of the ways to show your knowledge and independence is through your appearance, and that it is important to […]