Les tissus de Armand Hallenstein
A 1920 French fabric and costume design portfolio published by Armand Hallenstein, presenting textile swatches alongside stylised fashion plates for a trade or clientele interested in cloth. The pictures show flapper-era dresses, coats and suits in stripes, checks, tweed-like weaves and plaids, with the printed fabric samples placed beside each figure. A designer could take from them the period palette of muted browns, greens, greys and pinks, and the way pattern swatches were paired with silhouettes.
