For Her Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side:Empress Eugénie (1826–1920), a leading fashion icon of the 19th century, spent around 300,000 francs annually with the Hou...

Text on the reverse side:A fashion salon scene, where a woman wearing the Worth coat is being observed by a group of fashionable figures, reflectin...

Text on the reverse side:Featured in La Gazette du Bon Ton, a leading Art Deco-era fashion magazine, this illustration presents an elegant evening ...

Text on the reverse side:The artist Koson Ohara was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the late 19th and early 20th century. With some 500 works ...

Text on the reverse side: The Pouf was a hairstyle popularised in France in the 18th century by Marie Antoinette. It was created by pinning the ha...

Text on the reverse side:Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for many years. Apparently, there is a noticeable difference...

Text on the reverse side:Books in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1867) were almost exclusively produced by woodblock printing, and printed on Ja...

Text on the reverse side:Pictures of Beautiful Women was a series of prints which sought to represent the individuality of women. Titled as the “fi...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Florence Nightingale adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “k...

Text on the reverse side:The Pouf was hard to wear. Combined with the large dresses that were in fashion at the time, ladies had trouble entering t...

Text on the reverse side:In 1919, Marthe Romme created a series of twelve illustrations, each capturing the essence of a month of the year. For ‘Fr...

Text on the reverse side:An illustration from Gazette du Bon Ton. The magazine reflected the latest developments in fashion, lifestyle and beauty. ...

Text on the reverse side:Une illustration de 1920 tirée de la Gazette du Bon Ton. Le magazine reflétait les derniers développements en matière de m...

Text on the reverse side:An illustration from Gazette du Bon Ton (1920), a high fashion publication. The 1920s saw the emergence of a new style, wo...

Text on the reverse side:Une illustration de la Gazette du Bon Ton (1920), un magazine de haute couture. Dans les années 1920, les femmes ont aband...

Text on the reverse side:From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square ins...

Text on the reverse side:From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square ins...

Text on the reverse side:One of thirteen kimono-clad portraits made between 1893 and 1896, this work features a Dutch hatmaker’s daughter who becam...

Text on the reverse side:Similar to the Mona Lisa, the portrait by Johannes Vermeer, is reputed for the mysterious manner in which the girl gazes b...

Text on the reverse side:Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) wore high heels for her wedding ceremony with King of France as she knew to be in competit...

Text on the reverse side:This evening dress was designed by George Barbier, a French illustrator and fashion designer influenced by the Art Deco mo...

Text on the reverse side:Image taken from a vintage electric publicity poster. Did you know that only 10 percent of energy in a standard light bulb...

Text on the reverse side:Image taken from a vintage poster designed by Alphonse Mucha. His Art Nouveau style was often imitated although it was a m...

Text on the reverse side:Snow White when it was released, was the highest grossing film ever made.

Text on the reverse side:Studies show that there are over 70 taboo words commonly in use, but 80 percent of the time, only ten of these words are u...

Text on the reverse side:As quoted by Humphrey Bogart; “if they do things my way, we’ll get along.” Poster of the film “The Flame of New Orleans” (...

Text on the reverse side:L’impératrice Eugénie (1826–1920), grande icône de la mode du XIXᵉ siècle, dépensait environ 300 000 francs par an auprès ...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration by George Barbier from the series Falbalas & Fanfreluches (1922-1926). This luxuriously produced fashio...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration de George Barbier tirée de la série Falbalas et Fanfreluches (1922-1926). Cette série de mode luxueusement ...

Text on the reverse side:Celebrations with a touch of manga magic. This birthday card channels the vibrant spirit of anime and J-culture, filled wi...

Text on the reverse side:The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu ar...

Text on the reverse side:Van Gogh's "Portrait of a Courtesan" is not simply a copy of the original by Eisen, but a composite picture of different J...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration from "Journal des dames et des modes". The woman wears a white gown with a long, narrow skirt featuring a s...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration pour "Journal des dames et des modes". La femme porte une robe blanche avec une jupe longue et étroite prés...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration from the magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes showcases an elegant embroidered ‘duvetine’ dress. These p...

Text on the reverse side:Cette illustration provenant du Journal des Dames et des Modes montrent une élégante robe en duvetine bleu brodée. Ces gra...