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The book "Entre palavras, desenhos e modas: um percurso com João Affonso (Between words, drawings and fashions: a journey with João Affonso) takes a look at the work and trajectory of João Affonso do Nascimento (1855-1924), author of the book Três Séculos de Modas/Three centuries of fashions, published in 1923, in Belém, and with significant press and art critical activity as drawer and writer in the cities of São Luís, Belém and Manaus between 1872 and 1917.
In this book you can find a tour with a figure who began his career alongside the exponents of the brothers Arthur and Aluísio Azevedo, on the circuit of young people from Maranhão, who participated in the effervescent cultural movement of the Belle Époque in the Amazon and Paris, and left as a legacy the first known fashion history book written by a Brazilian, which was also presented as an artistic exhibition in Belém (State of Pará), stimulated by the painter Theodoro Braga.
We will go through the universe of naturalist literature of Maranhão origin, the development of caricatures, the ways of dressing and everyday life in the cities of São Luís and Belém at the end of the 1900s recorded in drawings, the influence of Paris and the fashion for hats from the Belle Époque, through the formation of a historical look at Belém in its tricentenary, to the analysis of the construction of a book on the history of Brazilian fashion, under European influence, but with local excerpts.
This book, in addition to presenting more than 30 original illustrations produced by the author for his illustrated magazines, also makes available, in an unprecedented way, four original chronicles published in the 1910s, in the daily newspaper Folha do Norte, namely: “The imperishable top hat” , “Women in shorts in geography and history”, “The commerce of fashions” and “My first cashmere suit”.
We will go through the universe of naturalist literature of Maranhão origin, the development of caricatures, the ways of dressing and everyday life in the cities of São Luís and Belém at the end of the 1900s recorded in drawings, the influence of Paris and the fashion for hats from the Belle Époque, through the formation of a historical look at Belém in its tricentenary, to the analysis of the construction of a book on the history of Brazilian fashion, under European influence, but with local excerpts.
This book, in addition to presenting more than 30 original illustrations produced by the author for his illustrated magazines, also makes available, in an unprecedented way, four original chronicles published in the 1910s, in the daily newspaper Folha do Norte, namely: “The imperishable top hat” , “Women in shorts in geography and history”, “The commerce of fashions” and “My first cashmere suit”.
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BUY THE BOOK
You can buy the book directly at Editora Appris website. (Brazil delivery only)
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
I created special content to add to the launch of the book where you can learn more about the book Três Séculos de Modas/Three Centuries of Fashion, as well as have access to the Digital Library João Affonso, with works cited by the author and that were part of his personal collection.
The book Three Centuries of Fashion
João Affonso Digital Library
The book Three Centuries of Fashion
João Affonso Digital Library
Publisher: Appris (2020). Website: Fernando Hage. Rights reserved.