Mary DAVIS

DESIGN FOR FAN

Essay

Thea Proctor in London 1910–11: her early involvement with fashion

Gates of Venice (View of the Venetian lagoon with the Tower of Marghera) Francesco GUARDI Shoe covers COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Sideboard, from the Langer apartment Adolf LOOS (designer) Forest and sun Max ERNST Lace (FRANCE) Ulysses and the Sirens John William WATERHOUSE Teacup and saucer MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer) Gasometers at Clichy Paul SIGNAC Boots VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, London (fashion house); Vivienne WESTWOOD (designer) Portrait group: The singer Farinelli and friends Jacopo AMIGONI LENGTH OF FABRIC Look 15, dress BALENCIAGA, Paris (fashion house); Nicolas GHESQUIÈRE (designer) Scaramouche and Columbine MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer); Johann Joachim KÄNDLER (modeller) Pair of glass coolers SAINT-CLOUD PORCELAIN FACTORY, Saint-Cloud (manufacturer) Coffee pot GEORG JENSEN SØLVSMEDIE, Copenhagen (manufacturer); Henning KOPPEL (designer) DAMASK Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara Dosso DOSSI; Battista DOSSI (attributed to) Hat COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Banner ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) The skittle players David TENIERS II Calvary FLANDERS; Jan BRUEGHEL I (studio of) CAMEL CLOTH Spouted pharmacy jar ORAZIO POMPEI WORKSHOP, Castelli (manufacturer) Beach dress FRANCE Cap CHRISTIAN DIOR, Paris (fashion house); John GALLIANO (designer); Stephen JONES (milliner) Top COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) (Mother and child) E. Phillips FOX Dress ULYANA SERGEENKO, Russia (fashion house); Ulyana SERGEENKO (designer) Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night J. M. W. TURNER Chair Carlo BUGATTI