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FABULOUS FASHION ILLUSTRATORS RENE GRUAU

by Gabrielle on October 27, 2009

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Rene Graua, Illustrator extraordinaire literally made my heart race the first time I saw his work in the Negresco in Nice.

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Post WW2 two men defined French fashion, Christian Dior and his illustrator Rene Gruau, The New Look was born.

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Gruau illustrated the work of Balmain, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, and Lanvin. Turning the spirit of their creations into by the 1950’s and 60’s their brand images.

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                          Advertising beckoned such as this ad for Air France.

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                                     This for Jean Renoir’s film CanCan.

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                                            This for the French Riveria.

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                                              Glamorous movie star images.

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Why would anyone want to buy stocks and shares when you could buy these?

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                               It is hard to pick favourites I love them all!

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I feel completely overcome by the shockingly beautiful lines and spareness of composition. He was a genius.

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There were exhibitions at the Paris Musée du Costume in 1989 and Musée de la Publicité in 1999. His birthplace, Rimini on the Italian Riviera, has a permanent collection in its city museum. The Fabulous Rene Gruau 1909-2004.

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{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

the a la menthe October 28, 2009 at 8:07 am

Fabulous photos. Nice, provocative post,
Very interesting Blog. Hope it will always be alive!

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Sandra @ DebutanteClothing November 2, 2009 at 7:51 am

Hi Gabrielle! Long time no talk!
I absolutely love these illustrations. i can always count on you to introduce me to more vintage fashion eye candy. These are stunning.

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wii spiele November 3, 2009 at 10:03 am

Hi,
The fashion illustrations are really impressive.Rene has done superb job to give emotions to these paintings.

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Fashion Illustrator November 9, 2009 at 9:42 am

Yeah, some concepts are really interesting. I like the expressiveness in those fashion illustrations.

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Onesie April 5, 2012 at 12:19 pm

I enjoy, lead to I discovered just what I used to be having a look for. You have ended my 4 day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day. Bye

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T. Denisse January 9, 2013 at 3:27 am

Hello,

I love Rene Gruau
Sincerely, TD

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