Sylvie graduated from Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Lorraine,
then spent her formative years in Paris at the Ecole Superieure de Design
Industriel de Paris. After a successful career as an Industrial Designer,
Sylvie decided to fulfil her dream of designing and producing her own
creations.
Exhibitions:
Sylvie Elegance Studio's creations are displayed in art galleries (Westin
Grand Bohemian Gallery, Orlando FL) and international fairs (IDEX).
The collection is available for prestige exhibitions and thematic presentations.
Publications:
• Doll
Reader, octobre 2005
• Dolls
• Dolls Magazine
• Haute Dolls
General
bibliographical references:
• Les Années Folles, Gilbert Guilleminault (Denoël,
1958)
• The Jazz Age, Marvin Barret/NBC (Putman, 1959)
• French Riviera, Xavier Girard (Assouline, 2002)
• Mode du Siècle, François Baudot (Assouline, 1999)
• Art Deco Fashion, Suzanne Lussier (V&A Publications, 2003)
• A Transatlantic Avant-garde, Sophie Levy (Musée d'Art Américain
de Giverny, 2003)
• Paris Modern-The Swedish Ballet, Nancy Van Norman Baer (Fine
Arts Museum Of San Fransisco, 1995)
• Il Futurismo e la Moda, Enrico Crispolti (Marsilio, 1986)
• Negrophilia, Petrine Archer-Straw (Thames & Hudson, 2001)
• Aaron Copland's America, Gail Levin et Judith Tick (Watson-Cuptill,
2000)
Jazz-Age
creators:
Great fashion designers:
• Paul Poiret, Madeleine Vionnet, Jeanne Paquin, Jean Patou, Elsa
Schiaparelli, Jeanne Lanvin, Gabrielle -Coco- Chanel.
Fabric
designers:
• Manufacture de Myrbor (Marie Cuttoli), Bianchini Ferier, Rodier,
Ducharne, Lesage.
Fashion
magazines and illustrations:
• La Gazette du Bon Ton, Art Goût et Beauté, L'Art et
la Mode, Vogue, Paul Iribe, Georges Barbier, Georges Lepape, Erte (Romain
de Tirtoff), Andre Marty, Ernesto Thayaht
Fashion
and costume artist-designers:
• Sonia Delaunay, Raoul Dufy, Giacomo Balla, Alexandra Exter, Natalia
Goncharova, Enrico Prampolini, Fortunato Depero, Oskar Schlemmer.
Stylistic
schools:
• Arts and Crafts, De Stijl, L'Esprit Nouveau (Ozenfant, Le Corbusier),
Bauhaus.
• Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs (Paris, 1925), Pavillon
de L'Elegance.
Great
patrons:
• Florine Stettheimer, Gertrude Stein, John Quinn, Etienne de Beaumont,
Albert Eugene Gallatin, Albert C. Barnes, Nancy Cunard.
Innovators:
• Man Ray, William Zorach, Stuart Davis, Marcel Duchamp, Charles
Demuth, Carl van Vechten, Miguel Covarrubias, Paul Colin.
New
compositors:
• Leo Ornstein, Erwin Schulhoff, Ira & George Gershwin, Alfredo Casella,
Aaron Copland, Kurt Weill.
Stars:
• Florence Mills, Bessie Love, Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Louise
Brooks, Gloria Swanson.
Parfumes
and cosmetic creators:
• Guerlain, Max Factor, Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein.
Creators
of accessories:
• Salvatore Ferragamo, Ramboldi, Boucheron, Madame Agnes, Pierre
Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels.
Art Deco Galleries and Creations:
Tara Hutton Gallery:
Georgina Kelman Works on Paper : read her review
Silent movies - Art Deco movies:
Dr. Mabuse (1922) by Fritz Lang with Rudolf Klein-Rogge
