Fashion and the art of Erte
There’s a particularly iconic series of Erté artworks that you’ve no doubt seen before: a woman – swathed in fur and adorned with a headpiece, cutting a silhouette that’s since become the recognisable epitome of Art Deco decadence – walks a lithe, silver-collared greyhound with all the drama of one who’s just walked onto a stage. Like much of Erté’s work it sweeps the viewer up into another era. One where opulence ruled; one that’s again being looked to as inspiration for 2012′s fashions.
Erté’s most prolific time as an artist was during the 1920s and 30s. With a swirl of exotic influences including European Orientalist art, Byzantine mosaics, Greek vases, and Egyptian motifs, his illustrations remain inspirational for both the artistic and the fashionable.
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