#Romain de tirtoff

[lux-vitae]

Zeus by Romain de Tirtoff (“Erté”) (1981)

#romain de tirtoff #erté #art #the gods

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Lilyan Tashman costume by Erté

Lilyan Tashman in the perfume bottle costume designed by Erté in the now lost silent film Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925) | src Grapefruitmoon gallery on eBay view more on wordPress

Publicity still for the American romantic comedy film Bright Lights (Robert Z. Leonard, 1925)

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#erté #erte #Bright Lights #Lilyan Tashman #costume design #costume designer #gorgeous costume #huge skirt #lost film #old hollywood #perfume bottle costume #pre code #pre code era film #pre code film #pre code hollywood #precode hollywood #promotional picture #publicity still #Robert Z. Leonard #romain de tirtoff #romantic comedy #vintage hollywood #1920s #silent film #silent era

[mote-historie]

Erté aka Romain De Tirtoff, Spring Rain, 1920s

#Erté #Romain De Tirtoff #1920s #illustration #spring rain #painting #art #art deco #umberella #rain #rainy #spring #green #art deco illustration #flower umberella #vintage #1920s illustrations

[fashioninpaper]

Under the Sea by Erte

#paper dolls #costume design #mermaid #erte #Romain de Tirtoff #under the sea

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Astarte by Erté, 1926.

#art #mysticism #symbolism #mythology #erte #illustration #astarte #goddess #divine feminine #art nouveau #art history #art deco #romain de tirtoff

[artdecoandmodernist]

Art Deco Aphrodite and Venus by Erté aka Romain De Tirtoff, detail.

#1985 #art deco #erté #aphrodite #venus #erte #romain de tirtoff #de tirtoff #Roman Petrovich Tyrtov #detail #Aphrodite and Venus #dove #illustration #art

[dozydawn]

#erté #erte #romain de tirtoff #art

[jareckiworld]

Romain de Tirtoff “Erté” (1892-1990) — Angel Harpist for Blues  [gouache on panel, 1926]

#Romain de Tirtoff #russian artist #french art #art deco #Erté

[datamodel-of-disaster]

Tron-spiration: the otherworldly fashion of Erté

So, seeing as people enjoyed my post about the influence of Tron 1982 on Alexander McQueen, I figured I should do some more posts about costume history and Tron.

So...

Erté.

Even if you are unfamiliar with the man, you have almost certainly been exposed to his art in some way or other. The work of graphic artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff, known by the French pronunciation of his initials "R T", left an indelible mark on our perception of the 1920s Art Deco period.

I happen to think it also left a mark on the costuming of the Tron 1982 movie, be it less directly.

Let me illustrate:

(This one may just be my favorite example, actually. Many thanks -or perhaps apologies- to @greetingsprogram1982 for putting this datapusher lady on my dash and sparking this post!)

Now, there are more parallels to be drawn (see below), but I don't think the work of Erté was necessarily a direct influence on Tron.

Rather, I feel like Erté often drew characters and costumes that wouldn't feel out of place decked out in circuits on the ENCOM system, with their graphic lines, sweeping drapery and extravagant headdresses. Mostly designed for the stage, Erté's fashion embodies a sense of being intended for another dimension entirely. His work is a visual fantasy of a different world; graphic, luscious, permissive, and dripping in the technological optimism of Art Deco and the 1920s. And well... isn't that a mindset quite close to the vibe of Tron?

In other words, I can easily see cultural osmosis pulling the 1982 concept artists to similar stylistic ideas...

Now, I realize most of the examples I have shown are fairly muted in color, which was not a deliberate choice! Erté has more to offer than that. Tell me honestly that you can't see some ENCOM system Datapushers rocking these outfits:

And to round it out... the later Tron media leaned away from the 1982 style that so echoed Erté and the fashion of the Art Deco to me, but there is something left of it...

(Somehow, I always end these posts with Radia? But well, fair is fair, she is the only modern Tron character who'd fit in an Erté illustration xD)

Anyway, if you enjoyed this, there's a pretty good collection of a lot of Erté's graphic work online here, and this auction website still shows a number of the costumes that were made to his design (a few of which I featured).

#tron #tron 1982 #tronblr #erté #romain de tirtoff #art deco #tron fashion #art history #costume design #costume history

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Romain de Tirtoff - Erté

#romain de tirtoff #erté #art #arte #sculpture #escultura #born #1892 #saint petersburg #russia #died #1990 #paris #france #europe #europa

[basqueneskak]

Illustrations by art deco era artist Erté.

#art #illustration #beautiful #artists #erté #romain de tirtoff #art deco #design #clothes design

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Erté

#Erté #romain de tirtoff

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Erté (Romain De Tirtoff) :: “Queen of the Night”, 1985 (detail) | src Case Antique Auctions

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#art deco #costume design #costume designer #erté #erte #headdress #headgear #magic flute #moon #mozart #night gown #queen of the night #romain de tirtoff #starred sky #stars #curators on tumblr #the magic flute #wolfgang amadeus mozart #1980s

[mote-historie]

Erté aka Romain de Tirtoff, The Bath of the Marquise

#Erté #illustraion #the bath of the marquise #romain de tirtoff #art deco #art deco illustration #Erte #bath #bathroom #bathtub #bathtime #bathing #bathing beautiful #pool #pool house #red #art

[tomoleary]

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990) “Autumn Tiger” (1979)

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#erté #romain de tirtoff #Autumn Tiger

[fashioninpaper]

Costume designs by Erte

#paper dolls #erte #Romain de Tirtoff #costume design