Georges Lepape

The work was realized by Georges Lepape (Paris, 1887 - Bonneval, 1971). He was a French fashion designer, writer and illustrator, particularly representative of the 1930s. In 1910, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, where he met the couturier Paul Poiret with whom he became friends. He collaborated in the early numbers of the Gazette du Bon Ton, for which he realized splendid colored plates in stencil. He then worked for major fashion magazines of the time, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Femina, Vogue and The Art Sheets. Like many artists of this innovative time, he worked with boldness and elegance in the most varied fields: posters, theater programs, textiles, fans, advertising catalogs including Wallace & Draeger.