Bernard Blossac

Bernard de La Bourdonnaye-Blossac, also called Blossac was a French fashion illustrator.

Couturier

He worked with top Couturier and fashion houses such as:

Exhibitions

At Granville in 1996 in the family house of Christian Dior transformed in a museum was held the exhibition " Images de mode 1940-1960 hommage à Bernard Blossac " for which of course many drawings were presented.
Several other museums organized exhibitions for which drawings were loaned :

In 1980, display of several drawings at the Galliera Museum in Paris.
In 1985, display of several drawings at the Musée Historique des Tissus in Lyon for a Balenciaga exhibition.
In 1992, display of several drawings at a Balenciaga exhibition in Melbourne.
In 1995, display of several drawings at the Palais Galliera in Paris.
In 2007, display at the Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museum in Berlin during the exhibition "Christian Dior und Deutschland 1947 bis 1957" and the Museum fur Angewandte Cologne Kunst.
In 2010, several drawings exhibition at the Design Museum in London.

Publications

Several publications highlight his drawings:

In 2006, publication of several drawings in the book 100 Years of Fashion Illustration Cally Blackman published in London
In 2010, publication of several drawings in the book "Masters of Fashion Illustration" David Downton published in London.
In 2014, publication of several drawings in the book "Bilder der mode" of Joëlle Chariau published in Munich.