Fashion Magazine (Vanity Fair) - March, 1938

Christian Bérard (Bébé) (1902-1949 was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer. Born in Paris, France in 1902 he was fascinated by the theatre and ballet and compiled albums of costume and scenery designs. He attended the Academie Ranson from 1920 to 1923 and although painting was his first love, he concentrated during the 1930s on fabric and interior design, as well as book and fashion illustration. His work appeared in Harpers Bazaar and Vogue who published a great many of his drawings from 1935 until his death in 1949. He illustrated most of the leading designers of the time, including Vionnet, Revillon, Schiaparelli. and Jean Patou.