Cecil Beaton, Gwili André

Cecil Beaton, Gwili André, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Cecil Beaton, Gwili André

Cecil Beaton, Gwili André, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

A. H. Fish 1923, Baron de Meyer 1932

A. H. Fish 1923, Baron de Meyer 1932, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned and quoted from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977. Click image for 704 x 1000 size.

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A. H. Fish illustration. "A beautiful woman has no need -- nor time -- to be anything else. Among her virtues she must include courage, patience and perseverance, but the ends justify the means. Success in her chosen career allows her to achieve everything a woman could want -- a jealous husband, envious friends, and the admiration of her grandchildren. Besides, it gives pleasure to appreciators and jobs to many nice and worthy people."

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Photo by Baron de Meyer, Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics ad, 1932.

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A.H. Fish and Cecil Beaton illustrations, 1920s

A.H. Fish and Cecil Beaton illustrations, 1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from Bronwen Meredith's "Vogue Body and Beauty Book" 1977. Click image for 752 x 1000 size.

Top, A.H. Fish illustration, 1925.

On the building it's written "Abdomen Allah," and "Turkish Baths," "Entering the door on the left of Abdomen Allah, the latest fashionable building, we see an impressive female clientèle going for the baths, the Turkish baths, the steam baths, the massages, and other tortures prescribed by the terrible Turkish regimen. Observe that the ladies look like five of the most well-fed Ottomans of the Roman Empire. But wait... Incredible as it may seem, the quintet of Vogue mannequins you see exiting on the right are the same monumental matrons that, on the left, used to occupy much more than their fair share of tridimensional space. And the baths accomplished this miracle. Now they will be able to face their dressmakers with their heads held up high and fit inside small sized dresses without ignominy, shame, or rubber girdles."

Bottom, Cecil Beaton illustration, 1927.