171 - GIGI

GIGI Theatrical adaptation by Colette and Anita Loos… Directed by Jean Meyer (sets and costumes by Suzanne Lalique), 1954. Vintage poster (lithograph), designed by René Ferracci, Imp. Saint-Martin (name barely legible on one edge). Note: This poster announces a performance of *Gigi*, a stage adaptation of Colette’s work created with Anita Loos and directed by Jean Meyer in 1954. Enhanced by Suzanne Lalique’s sets and costumes, this production embodies the elegance and refinement associated with Colette’s world, whose characters subtly capture the essence of Belle Époque Parisian society. Created a few years before the famous Hollywood musical film, this adaptation contributed to the enduring popularity of *Gigi*, one of the writer’s most iconic stories. Designed by René Ferracci, a leading figure in French theater poster art, this lithograph offers a fascinating glimpse into Parisian theater life in the 1950s.