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Vintage fashion publications mainly displayed fashion plates; however some of them also showed furniture plates on occasion. After all ones home style was just as important as one's own appearance. I enjoy seeing period furnishings and when they are in the same style of the fashion plates they accompany; they make handy accents for creating digital scenes. Many time you can mix and images found from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries when the figures are similarly fashioned. I'm a fan of toy theaters and backgournds in general; so some of my favorites furniture plates are those showing parts of a room, since these can make great backgrounds for a scene. "On Dit" - The Latest Gossip A lady and her lord sharing a bit of the latest gossip that has just arrived in a letter. I used a "room" furniture plate from a March 1787 issue of "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises". The fashion figures are from various other French fashion publications from the late 18th century. The lady can be found HERE The lord can be found HERE And I've even used an image of an oriental carpet between the rooms. I've taken several of my favorite furniture plate images and altered them for use in future projects so there will be several color options for some of them toward the end of this post. I hope you enjoy the selection. 1786-1789 Furniture Plates Most are from "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" but the 1786 plates are from "Cabinet Des Modes ou Les Modes Nouvelles" Feb 1786 - from "Cabinet Des Modes ou Les Modes Nouvelles" Feb 1786 - from "Cabinet Des Modes ou Les Modes Nouvelles" June 1786 - from "Cabinet Des Modes ou Les Modes Nouvelles" ***** January 1787 - "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" Here are a few of my color versions based on the above original EKDuncan color version - Rose EKDuncan color version -Green EKDuncan color version -Peach EKDuncan color version -Periwinkle EKDuncan color version -Blue EKDuncan color version -Aqua EKDuncan color version -Gold ***** March 1787 Room Furniture plate by "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" - Original colors I created a few color version based on the original just for a different look. EKDuncan color version - Raspberry EKDuncan color version - Plum EKDuncan color version - Gold ***** April 1787 - "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" Here are my EKDuncan versions based on the original Green and Silver Green and Gold Teal and Silver Brown and Gold Blue and Gold Mulberry and Gold Plum and Gold ***** May 1788 - Furniture Plate "room" from "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" October 1788 from "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" June 1789 from "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" November 1789 from "Magasin des Modes Nouvelles, Francaises et Anglaises" These vintage plates are not exactly like turning the pages on a glossy Home and Gardens magazine; however they are what the late 18th century lady had available at the time. I love their charm and view each as a miniature work of art that is pleasing to the eye while giving us a glimpse of what home decor items were popular in the 1780's. I've created two more scenes using more of the vintage furniture plates but in other color versions not seen here so check back a little later on to see what those look like. Till Next Time...
Natalia Vodianova at Blumarine ss 2003
dior coutrue ss 2017
