In 1912 Lucien Vogel started a new magazine dedicated to presenting the fashions of the most prominent Parisian design houses in the most luxurious way possible - la Gazette du Bon Ton. By 1923 he was the Art Director of Condé Nast's VOGUE Paris. In between, a stable of brilliant young artists filled the pages of Gazette du Bon Ton with stylish pochoir prints which would help propel Art Deco to the forefront of the design world. Together, these publishers, painters, and craftsmen would shape the art of fashion for decades to come.

“Vintage Vision” spotlights a selection of images from the Gazette, reproduced from Mann Library's special collections to highlight the brilliance and impact of this artistry. Also featured are vintage clothing loaned by the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection in the College of Human Ecology, as well as work by current students of FSAD 2640 (Fiber Science and Apparel Design – Draping), who, under the guidance of professor Susan Ashdown, have transformed some of the exhibit’s silhouette images into exquisite half-size models of flowing, textured fabric.