The British born costume and fashion designer Dolly Tree in addition to being prolific in London and the regions in the 1920s had a great vogue in Paris and a great love of being in the French capital. But it is also clear that she developed a strong affinity and love for Spain and Barcelona in particular.
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Dolly Tree Interview in the Daily Express 26th January 1922
I recently found a detailed interview with Dolly Tree in the Daily Express from January 1922 in the British Newspaper Archive. This feature was not available during the research for my biography Dolly Tree: A Dream of Beauty and so the information it provides was not included. So here is the text and commentary as it does show some invaluable and interesting points.
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Crysede and Dolly Tree
Sometime in mid 1921 the theatrical costume designer Dolly Tree became associated with the famous Cornish textile company Crysede and the owner Alec Walker.
Doggies Dictate Dress
Doggies Dictate Dress
From the turn of the century through the Jazz Age, fashionable ladies became more closely linked to their doggies. The term ‘A Woman’s best friend’ was certainly more apt than the old phrase ‘A Man’s best friend’. Dogs became an essential part of life for any smart society woman, and influenced their matrons wardrobe. Thus, doggies dictating dress became a distinctive fad.
Illustrated biography of Ladislaus Czettel
Ladislaus Czettel
Hungarian inventiveness, French charm and Slavic fantasy
by Angelo Luerti
A unique insight into the life and career of the prolific designer Ladislaus Czettel (1895-1949) is available for the first time in this new book. Superbly produced, the book is a limited edition hardback, privately published in Milan, Italy and contains 240 pages and over 200 photographs many in colour.
