Aphrodite: Gazette du Bon Ton 1914

Title: Aphrodite Author: Gazette du Bon Ton Date: 1914 Medium: Pochoir print Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, minor wear on issued center fold, areas of discoloration Inches: 13 1/2 x 8 [Image] Centimeters: 34.29 x 20.32 [Image] Product ID: 316026 Aphrodite Gazette du Bon Ton. — No. 5. Mai 1914. — Pl. 43 ... "AphroditeGazette du Bon Ton. — No. 5.May 1914. — Pl. 43"   Rare double-page image from the Gazette du Bon Ton (roughly “The Journal of Good Taste”), a magazine which catered to Parisian high society through its sumptuous depictions of luxury French fashion. This exclusive publication, which charged today’s equivalent of over $400 per yearly subscription, ran from 1912-1925, breaking between 1915 and 1920 due to the onset of World War I. Each issue’s ten color plates showcased the designs of leading French fashion houses such as Worth, Beer, Poiret, and Dœuillet. The magazine’s whimsical illustrations featured real articles of clothing which would hav