L'Officiel Archives
Holly's great selections of photos of 1970s Lanvin prints brought to my attention the online Archives of L'Officiel, a venerable French fashion magazine. The functionality is good, and the interface is intuitive enough that I don't think the ability to read French is absolutely necessary (hint: "Plein ecran" = full screen mode)
I love these constructivist-influenced covers from the 1920s and 30s:
..and the way the thumbnails of 1920s covers show a fast progression from a traditional and subdued presentation to the splashy, confrontational aesthetic that still prevails in magazine design.
The archives of L'Officiel are part of the Jalou Archives, which also includes Jalouse and dozens of other fashion and lifestyle magazines, mostly from the 1990s-2000s. I'm thrilled to find out about yet another business concern that sees their archives as an asset worth preserving and publicizing - and that is far-sighted enough to share it with the public, rather than "rights-managing" it into oblivion.
I love these constructivist-influenced covers from the 1920s and 30s:
..and the way the thumbnails of 1920s covers show a fast progression from a traditional and subdued presentation to the splashy, confrontational aesthetic that still prevails in magazine design.
The archives of L'Officiel are part of the Jalou Archives, which also includes Jalouse and dozens of other fashion and lifestyle magazines, mostly from the 1990s-2000s. I'm thrilled to find out about yet another business concern that sees their archives as an asset worth preserving and publicizing - and that is far-sighted enough to share it with the public, rather than "rights-managing" it into oblivion.
Labels: illustration, magazines
posted by Maija at
9:35 AM
1 Comments:
Aw yeah! I am so in love with this site! So glad it's there for us to use.
Thanks for mentioning me here on Jenny Haniver. Another tip--droit=right, gauche=left. That's something I like knowing because the "plein ecran" are often double spread pages.
Wonderful cover selections! And, how true, by 1927, it's a whole new cover style that's so much more visually appealing than the earlier issues.
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