Berlin Fashion Journal STYL – “Birthday”, 1922
STYL – Pages for Fashion and the Pleasures of Life was one of the most significant German fashion journals of the 1920s. The featured page “Birthday” comes from Plate 8, Issue 2, 1922, combining sophisticated fashion sense with artistic illustration.
The detailed drawing was created by Ernst L. Kretschmann, a renowned fashion illustrator of the Weimar Republic, who captured the Berlin style impressively. The shoes depicted were designed by Sigmund Reiss, a designer who shaped the aesthetics of the 1920s with elegance and innovation.
STYL - a historical fashion journal
STYL is a historical document of Berlin fashion in the 1920s, when fashion stood for extravagance, femininity, and modernity. STYL targeted fashion-conscious women interested in design, crafts, and lifestyle – “the pleasures of life.”
With its stylized forms, fine line work, and elegant use of color, “Birthday” embodies the design language of the period between Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The composition of this page is not only fashionable but also artistically relevant and a collector’s item for lovers of fashion illustration and historical design.
ART FLAGEY presents this page as part of its collection of 1920s artistic graphics. Discover more originals from the world of fashion, illustration, and design.
