Joseph magnin

These bold and dramatic fashion illustrations were painted in the early 1960's by Merle Bassett, one of the best known illustrators of that time. His career began in Los Angeles, studying art at Chouinard Art Institute. He found his first job for Joseph Magnin stores in San Francisco, and later Neiman Marcus in Dallas. He finally made his way to New York city where he would have a successful career as a fashion illustrator for several decades. The illustration technique seen here uses strong…

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classic joseph magnin catalog cover. you won't see this anywhere else. christmasdipity.

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Department stores used to provide some seriously cool gift boxes back in the day. (I'm sure some still do - but I shop at thrift stores now, remember?) Joseph Magnin, I. Magnin, Liberty House, Weinstock's - they aren't even around anymore. These stores used to be inside some of the malls in the Sacramento area, and I always enjoyed going to the mall. I still do - it's just that I seldom make it into one more than once a year, these days. And I am not a big spender. I have saved a few of…

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Designed by Margret Larsen, art director at the Joseph Magnin department store in the late 1950s to early ’60s. The illustration is by Betty Brader and depicts Larsen herself. (See a photo that seems the likely source image.) Geezer’s Gallery dates this ad 1958, as shown by

A series of promotional gift boxes designed for Joseph Magnin.