Nov. 3, 1925: Romain de Tirtoff — also known as Erte — with Carmel Myers.
Note: This is an encore post from 2011.
In 1925, Romain de Tirtoff, better known under the pseudonym Erte, was one of the most highly sought over costume and production designers in the world. His Art Deco designs, lovingly illustrated by the artist himself, peppered magazines like HARPER’S BAZAAR, COSMOPOLITAN, and VOGUE. Erte had risen to fame around 1912, and soon apprenticed under the designer Paul Poiret. He worked as a production/costume designer for the Folies Bergere, and worked on the 1920 Marion Davies film, THE RESTLESS SEX.
Louis B. Mayer soon came calling in Paris, inviting him to come to Culver City to work for MGM designing costumes and sets, especially the film PARIS. When he arrived in town, major stars came to greet him at the black, white, and gray studio he created on the MGM lot. MGM even rented him a home at 3020 N. Beachwood Drive in Hollywoodland to remind him of his south French home.
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