"De La Pomme aux Levres" [From the Apple to the Lips], color stencil (pochoir) by Charles Martin of a formal dress by Redfern. French Art Nouveau. From the "Gazette du Bon Ton" (Paris, February 1913) no.4, plate VI. The Marian Angell Boyer and Francis Boyer Library of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Copyright Philadelphia Museum of Art. Limited Edition 1997. Printed in Canada.

Art poster on high quality heavy paper. Entire plate is 11" x 14" [280mm x 355mm]; the design is 8.7/8" x 11" [226mm x 280mm]; fine condition.

Charles Martin (1884-1934) French artist, illustrator, fashion designer, ballet and theater set and costume designer. Studied at the Montpelier Ecole des Beaux Arts, Academie Julian and Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris. He contributed to the French fashion journals Gazette du Bon Ton, Modes et Manieres d'Aujourd'hui, Journal Des Dames et Des Modes, and Vogue. His illustrated books include the hat catalogue "Les Modes en 1912," the erotic "Mascarades et Amusettes" 1920, and "Sports et Divertissements" in a collaboration with composer Erik Satie.

Redfern & Sons (later Redfern Ltd), was a British tailoring firm founded by John Redfern (1820-1895) in Cowes on the Isle of Wight that developed into a leading European couture house (active: 1855-1932; 1936-1940). By the early 1890s the business had branches in London, Edinburgh, Paris and New York. The Paris extension was operated as a couture establishment while its other branches functioned primarily as tailors and importers.

John Redfern (1820-1895) started out as a tailor in Cowes in 1855, following in the sartorial footsteps of his father, also John Redfern, who first opened a specialty clothing shop in 1811. With the support of sons Ernest Redfern and Charles Poynter Redfern (1853-1929), John Redfern opened tailoring houses in London and Paris in 1881, followed by two shops in New York in 1884-85, one for tailoring, the other for furs. The Redferns are credited with making tailored clothing chic for women.

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