Day 3: Lucy Norris
For day three of her Tumblr curation, Lucy Norris looks at two works of art celebrating their 75th anniversaries — Henri Matisse's 'La Blouse Roumaine’ and the Ginger Rogers film Kitty Foyle (1940) — and their impact on fashion.
For day three of her Tumblr curation, Lucy Norris looks at two works of art celebrating their 75th anniversaries — Henri Matisse's 'La Blouse Roumaine’ and the Ginger Rogers film Kitty Foyle (1940) — and their impact on fashion.
75 Years: Part One Henri Matisse painted 'La Blouse Roumaine’ in 1940. He was inspired by his love of fabrics and how the embroidery of each Romanian peasant blouse had a unique story woven within it. Today we celebrate the 75th year anniversary of that painting, and the series of sketches and paintings that accompanied the masterpiece. In 1981, Yves Saint Laurent named his Autumn/Winter collection after the title of the painting – and put the blouse firmly on the style map. Designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Tom Ford, Kenzo and Oscar de la Renta have one-by-one have carried forward the legacy of Matisse’s love for the Romanian blouse, into the year 2015.
2015 is the 75th anniversary of the film, ‘Kitty Foyle’. This movie gave birth to a style of dress – which Ginger Rogers’s character wore – that was characterized by dark fabric and contrasting light collar and cuffs. The style - now called The Kitty Foyle - was deliberately designed (by Hollywood costume designer Reniếeế) for the big screen, as the large amount of white around the face created a well lit and flattering profile. Today is a pictorial celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Kitty Foyle Dress, and its legacy!