Rene Gruau

Angela’s Vintage Lingerie post yesterday totally inspired me…I’ve always been a fan of the great fashion illustrator Rene Gruau.

His career really took off in 1947 with his advertisements for Christian Dior (see some below), which lead to jobs for magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and a gig as the exclusive illustrator for my favorite magazine of all time, Flair. Of course, in the 50’s, he created illustrations for just about every French design house, including Balenciaga, Balmain, Fath, Givenchy, and Rochas.

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{images from Agent Lee on Flickr }

Melissa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Melissa is obsessed with carnivals- cotton candy, deep-fried Twinkies and scary rides {especially the Zipper!}. She was a fashion editor in New York City for 8 years before opening Ruby Press in 2001.

3 Comments

  1. Kelly
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 8:16 am | Permalink

    these are such lovely pieces! wow, how i love vintage illustrations.

  2. Kathryn
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 5:28 pm | Permalink

    I adore these – definitely going straight into my “Inspiration” file.

  3. M&Co
    Posted March 21, 2008 at 7:43 am | Permalink

    Ahh these illustrations are gorgeous! I’ve seen the illustrations but knew nothing about the illustrator. Thanks for sharing!

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