by Kathy Gunderson | Aug 19, 2026 | News, Purse News, Research
Asian textiles, via the overland trade routes, were first seen in Europe during the Crusades. In the 1400s-1500s, more Asian textiles were imported with an emphasis on European design. However, some Eastern design elements did make their way to the Continent and...
by Kathy Gunderson | Oct 20, 2025 | News, Purse News, Research
Léon Samoylovich Bakst, born Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg in 1866, was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Jewish origin. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and...
