The dresses are "Designed by Chiquet," but I see what looks like the name "Briggs" running vertically in small print on the right side of the page.
This cover perfectly captures the extremes of March weather: wind and snow, and the first signs of spring in emerging crocuses. (The elf's mailbag contains a letter: "Memo--First Call for Crocoses.")
Can you imagine any child now wanting to read a magazine called Child Life? But the orange dress is pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo true! Little kids want to be big kids so quickly these days.
DeleteMarie Driggs is the name. She googles, but with not much information. Not Chicago based, unlike the publisher - I think "Chiquét" was her own sewing pattern enterprise, but I've never found an extant example of the patterns she obviously sold. Her predecessor at the magazine was "Laura Valentine", who sold the sewing patterns under her own name. Laura's artwork is rather Edwardian - Marie's more Art Deco.
ReplyDeleteThe name is Marie Driggs. Not Chicago-based, unlike the magazine publisher- she's googleable, but with little information. I think Chiquét was her own brand, and she created, manufactured and sold the related sewing patterns - but I've never found an extant example online. Her predecessor in Child Life was Laura Valentine, who sold the sewing patterns using her own name. Laura's artwork is rather Edwardian, Marie's distinctly more Art Deco - there are plenty examples of her Child Life contributions online.
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