Maison Myrbor
1926, Silk and metal, Myrbor Courtesy of my wonderful sister I came across a beautiful garment of perfect execution this morning. The piece looked like something our glamorous red-headed Nan would have worn. Curious to find out more I looked into the fashion house, Myrbor. 1925-29, Silk and metal, Sarah Lipska 1925-1929, Silk and metal bodice, Sarah Lipska, Myrbor 1924-5, Futurist appliquéd cocktail dress, Natalia Goncharova Maison Myrbor spanned the short but influential Art Deco period in history, and burned brightly in the fashion world. Started in Paris by Marie Cuttoli (the name taken from her maiden name), the Italian wife of a French ambassador. The fashion house run from 1922-1936 creating abstract pieces of Cubist and Fututrist inspiration, in fact Picasso and Matisse were friends of Cuttoli and created pieces for her interiors. 1920-29 Silk, wood, metal, Sarah Lipska Her roots were in Algeria, were she worked with local people to cre...