May 1, 2023
1940’s by Bernard Blossac
Design for a dress with bolero in the 'New Look' style by Bernard Blossac, possibly for Dior, about 1947-50. It is signed in pencil 'Blossac'.
Born into an aristocratic family, Bernard de la Bourdonnaie-Blossac studied art at in the atelier of Paul Colin before the ‘most Parisian’ fashion designer Robert Piguet discovered him. Blossac soon started publishing his drawings in a magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. His post war drawings convey a sense of aristocratic elegance and his designs fully encapsulate the chic of la vie Parisienne.
