L'Arbre de Mai: Gazette du Bon Ton 1914

Title: L'Arbre de Mai Author: Gazette du Bon Ton Date: 1914 Medium: Pochoir print Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, issued center fold, discoloration in areas Inches: 13 1/2 x 8 [Image] Centimeters: 34.29 x 20.32 [Image] Product ID: 316012 L'Arbre de Mai Robes simples pour l'été Gazette du Bon Ton. — No. 5. Mai 1914. — Pl. 42 ... "The Tree of May Simple dresses for the summerGazette du Bon Ton. — No. 5. May 1914. — Pl. 42"   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 illustr