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Acelebrationofthepainstakinghand-stencilingtechniqueknownaspochoir,asitwasusedinluxuryfashionpublicationsoftheearlytwentiethcenturyThe1910sand1920switnessedanoutpouringofluxuryfashionpublicationsthatusedahand-stencilingtechniqueknownaspochoir(Frenchforstencil).Thishighlyrefined,painterlytechnique,whichconsistsofapplyinglayersofgouachepaintorwatercolortoachieveboldblocksofsaturatedcolor,producedworksofvisualartistrypreviouslyunrivaledinthehistoryoffashionillustration.FashionandtheArtofPochoirpresentsacarefullycuratedselectionof300ofthemostexceptionalillustrationsfromalbumsproducedbytheleadingFrenchcouturiers,aswellasfromhigh-endfashionmagazines.ArtistsfromPaulIribe,GeorgesLepape,andGeorgeBarbiertoUmbertoBrunelleschi,EduardoGarciaBenito,andAndréE.Marty,theseartistsinauguratedthealliancebetweenfashionandartwithhighlystylizeddepictionsoftheworkofcuttingedgedesignerssuchasPaulPoiret,JeanneLanvin,andMadeleineVionnet,amongothers.Completewithbiographicaldescriptionsofthefeaturedillustratorsandfashiondesigners,FashionandtheArtofPochoircelebratestherare―andrarelyseen―imagesthatdefinedashortbutmagnificentgoldenageoffashionillustration.300colorillustrations