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Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944, Paris, France) [1] was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was the founder of his namesake haute couture house.
Eastern influences melded with the revival of Directoire style. As an art practitioner with an Orientalist bent, couturier Paul Poiret was one of the first designers to translate this vogue into a fashion trend. Poiret's clients were dressed in flowing pantaloons, turbans, and garments of vivid colors or in geisha-style kimonos. [3]
The French fashion designer in the Berg story might have been Paul Poiret [4] who claimed credit for the hobble skirt, but it is not clear whether the skirt was his invention or not. [6] Skirts had been rapidly narrowing since the mid-1900s. [6] Slim skirts were economical because they used less fabric. [6]
In 1911, the Paris couturier Paul Poiret introduced harem pants as part of his efforts to reinvent and 'liberate' Western female fashion. [5] [6] His "Style Sultane" included the jupe-culotte or harem pant, made with full legs tied in at the ankle. [4]
The designer played with form, technique, and color, crafting something that felt fantastical and elegant. Courtesy of Schiaparelli. ... Paul Poiret, and Azzedine Alaïa. You can see these nods to ...
Villa Paul Poiret in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, is an early 1920s Cubism-inspired Art Deco private house originally designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. The house stands in 48,500 square metres (12.0 acres) of parkland in Mézy-sur-Seine, to the west of Paris, overlooking the Seine Valley .
With their unique personalities, styles, and vibes, it's a fun way to reimagine them as iconic design staples. Here's our take on 10 celebrities and the furniture they'd transform into.
The couturier Paul Poiret was one of the first designers to translate this into the fashion world. Poiret's clients were at once transformed into harem girls in flowing pantaloons, turbans, and vivid colors and geisha in exotic kimono. Poiret also devised the first outfit which women could put on without the help of a maid. [11]