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US Poster Stamp The French Shop Fashion Boutique “Paris... Center Of Newark”
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Oldbrooklynguy (6135)
Vintage US Poster Stamp The French Shop Fashion Boutique “Paris... Center Of Newark” Unused No Gum Extremely Light Waviness Right Side This Poster Stamp Advertises The French Shop, A Fashion Retailer Branding Itsel ... Read More
Vintage US Poster Stamp The French Shop Fashion Boutique “Paris... Center Of Newark” Unused No Gum Extremely Light Waviness Right Side
This Poster Stamp Advertises The French Shop, A Fashion Retailer Branding Itself As The Paris Center Of Newark, Likely Referring To Newark, New Jersey. The Illustration Features A Highly Stylized Woman In A Chic, Parisian-Inspired Winter Ensemble—complete With A Large Red Hat, Fur-Trimmed Muff, And Striped Skirt—conveying Elegance, Sophistication, And Continental Glamour. Accompanied By A Bold Fleur-De-Lis Motif At The Bottom—A Classic Symbol Of French Royalty And Style—this Stamp Was Clearly Designed To Associate The Shop With High Fashion And European Prestige. The Woman’s Posture, Profile View, And Dramatic Costume Suggest That The Shop Catered To Upscale Or Aspirational Women’s Apparel, Promoting Itself As A Local Portal To The Fashion Trends Of Paris. This Poster Stamp Likely Dates From The 1910s To Early 1920s, A Period When American Retailers Frequently Invoked French Imagery To Market Couture-Inspired Clothing To Middle- And Upper-Class Women. Newark Was A Major Commercial Center At The Time, And Shops There Would Have Used Such Branding To Compete With New York’s Department Stores. The Stamp Itself Was Probably Used As Part Of A Direct-Mail Campaign, Gift Wrapping Label, Or In-Store Promotion, Tapping Into The Romance And Prestige Associated With Parisian Fashion. The Graphic Style—Art Nouveau Meets Early Art Deco—reinforces Its Pre-Depression Era Origins. Chat GPT.
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This Poster Stamp Advertises The French Shop, A Fashion Retailer Branding Itself As The Paris Center Of Newark, Likely Referring To Newark, New Jersey. The Illustration Features A Highly Stylized Woman In A Chic, Parisian-Inspired Winter Ensemble—complete With A Large Red Hat, Fur-Trimmed Muff, And Striped Skirt—conveying Elegance, Sophistication, And Continental Glamour. Accompanied By A Bold Fleur-De-Lis Motif At The Bottom—A Classic Symbol Of French Royalty And Style—this Stamp Was Clearly Designed To Associate The Shop With High Fashion And European Prestige. The Woman’s Posture, Profile View, And Dramatic Costume Suggest That The Shop Catered To Upscale Or Aspirational Women’s Apparel, Promoting Itself As A Local Portal To The Fashion Trends Of Paris. This Poster Stamp Likely Dates From The 1910s To Early 1920s, A Period When American Retailers Frequently Invoked French Imagery To Market Couture-Inspired Clothing To Middle- And Upper-Class Women. Newark Was A Major Commercial Center At The Time, And Shops There Would Have Used Such Branding To Compete With New York’s Department Stores. The Stamp Itself Was Probably Used As Part Of A Direct-Mail Campaign, Gift Wrapping Label, Or In-Store Promotion, Tapping Into The Romance And Prestige Associated With Parisian Fashion. The Graphic Style—Art Nouveau Meets Early Art Deco—reinforces Its Pre-Depression Era Origins. Chat GPT.
Please Follow Me on Instagram: Or Scan The QR Code On Your Phone. Thank you.
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- Oldbrooklynguy (6135)
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