STENUIT (Huguette).
La Maison de haute-couture Jacques Fath.
S.l., [circa 1955]. - In-4, 310 x 250: 87 plates, 86 of them numbered. In sheets, in a muted cardboard slipcase.

Complete, unpublished handwritten model of this study of the house of couturier Jacques Fath.

It includes a title, a full-page portrait of the couturier smiling at his desk, 38 pages of text, 44 pages of illustrations and three original documents.

The illustrations come from fashion publications, including various advertisements. Most are in black and white, with a few in color.

The book was produced by Huguette Stenuit, a Belgian living in Waterloo, who chose this theme for her thesis.
The three original documents occupying the last three plates are typed, signed replies to her requests. They come from L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, signed by its director Andrée Castanié, from the Chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne, signed by its general secretary Madeleine Godeau, and from the couture house Jacques Fath & Cie, comprising two pages signed by a representative of the house.
In the appendix, the author presents Jacques Fath perfumes, devoting one plate of text and three of illustration to them. Plate 83 is dedicated to the list of works consulted for her study.

An exceptional document testifying to the couturier's influence.
Minor wear to the slipcase.
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Lot no. 127

STENUIT (Huguette). La Maison de haute-couture Jacques Fath. S.l., [circa 1955]. - In-4, 310 x 250: 87 plates, 86 of them numbered. In sheets, in a muted cardboard slipcase. Complete, unpublished handwritten model of this study of the house of couturier Jacques Fath. It includes a title, a full-page portrait of the couturier smiling at his desk, 38 pages of text, 44 pages of illustrations and three original documents. The illustrations come from fashion publications, including various advertisements. Most are in black and white, with a few in color. The book was produced by Huguette Stenuit, a Belgian living in Waterloo, who chose this theme for her thesis. The three original documents occupying the last three plates are typed, signed replies to her requests. They come from L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, signed by its director Andrée Castanié, from the Chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne, signed by its general secretary Madeleine Godeau, and from the couture house Jacques Fath & Cie, comprising two pages signed by a representative of the house. In the appendix, the author presents Jacques Fath perfumes, devoting one plate of text and three of illustration to them. Plate 83 is dedicated to the list of works consulted for her study. An exceptional document testifying to the couturier's influence. Minor wear to the slipcase.

Estimate
€400 - €600
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STENUIT (Huguette). La Maison de haute-couture Jacques Fath. S.l., [circa 1955]. - In-4, 310 x 250: 87 plates, 86 of them numbered. In sheets, in a muted cardboard slipcase. Complete, unpublished handwritten model of this study of the house of couturier Jacques Fath. It includes a title, a full-page portrait of the couturier smiling at his desk, 38 pages of text, 44 pages of illustrations and three original documents. The illustrations come from fashion publications, including various advertisements. Most are in black and white, with a few in color. The book was produced by Huguette Stenuit, a Belgian living in Waterloo, who chose this theme for her thesis. The three original documents occupying the last three plates are typed, signed replies to her requests. They come from L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, signed by its director Andrée Castanié, from the Chambre syndicale de la couture parisienne, signed by its general secretary Madeleine Godeau, and from the couture house Jacques Fath & Cie, comprising two pages signed by a representative of the house. In the appendix, the author presents Jacques Fath perfumes, devoting one plate of text and three of illustration to them. Plate 83 is dedicated to the list of works consulted for her study. An exceptional document testifying to the couturier's influence. Minor wear to the slipcase.
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