This is from the Caritas shop around the corner too, but it's so fab it merits it's own post I think . Some members have already posted some incredible 70s novelty print polyester knit pieces here, and I recently bought one from a member, so I've come to realise that 70s poly isn't just the stuff that makes my mom shudder, but that there are some fabulous things out there! Well, now I found this dressing gown by St. Michael, which I would date to the 70s too. It fits me, so I will probably keep it. For $10, this must go down as one of my all-time fab finds! It's printed all over with these Art Nouveau posters and ads... Some are by Toulouse-Lautrec (I've already identified the "Divan Japonais"), but I'm not sure if some me not be by different artists. Now there's something to research! Karin
So I did a bit of picture googling - and I have found them all! Easier than I had thought... Just the colorway of most of the posters has been changed, to keep with the over all color scheme of the dressing gown. They are, from the top, left to right: Toulouse-Lautrec, poster for Jane Avril's cabaret show, 1893 The Beggarstaffs (James Pryde & William Nicholson) , poster for "A trip to Chinatown", 1895 Tolouse-Lautrec, poster for Divan Japonais, 1893 Paul Berthon, poster for "L'Ermitage" magazine, 1897 William Charqueville, cover for Lippincott's magazine, 1895 Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré), poster for the "Exposition russe", 1895 Henry Gerbault, poster for Chocolat Charpentier, 1896-1900 Maurice Greiffenhagen, poster for the Illustrated Pall Mall Budget magazine, 1896 The Beggarstaffs (James Pryde & William Nicholson, poster for Kassama corn flour, 1900 Eugène Grasset, poster for his exhition at the Salon des Cent, 1898 Edward Penfield, cover for Harper's magazine, 1894 Armond Rassenfosse, poster for a wrestling match in Liege, 1899 Dudley Hardy, poster for "The Chieftain" at the Savoy Theatre, 1894 Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, poster for La Compagnie Françaises des Chocolats et des Thés, 1898 Frank Hazenplug, poster for an exhibition ("living posters"), 1896 Wow! Karin
Well done Karin! Great find! Those Toulouse-Lautrec Art Nouveau poster images where really popular in the mid 1970s. When I visited Graceland Memphis in '93, I was surprised to see that Elvis had covered the wall and ceiling of his pool room in them! Must have been hundreds of metres of fabric, all gathered up to create....a very claustrophobic effect. The '70s really weren't a good time to redecorate and then leave your home to posterity. I found an image on the Graceland website - apparently it took 350 yards of cotton fabric and three men to do it in 1974. They had enough fabric left over to cover the couches too.
It was quite intense! Also, the ceiling was really low so the whole effect was awul. Poor Elvis. I hope he enjoyed his life, but I'm not convinced it included anywhere near as much joy as he gave to the rest of us.
I'm surprised at how small that basement billiards room of Elvis's was. Talk about a claustrophobic space, I get dizzy just looking at the photo!
