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  1. This fancy-dress ensemble was made for and worn to Poiret's 1002nd Night party in 1911, which was designed and organized to promote his new creations in the full splendor and glamour of the orientalist trend.

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      Paul Poiret (French, Paris 1879–1944 Paris) fall/winter...

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      Paul Poiret was the son of a textile distributor with the...

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      Paul Poiret was the son of a textile distributor with the...

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      Overview. Exhibition History. Title: Dress. Designer: Paul...

  2. Working with fabric directly on the body, Poiret pioneered a radical approach to dressmaking that relied on the skills of draping rather than tailoring and pattern making. Looking to antique and regional dress, Poiret advocated clothing cut along straight lines and constructed of rectangles.

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  4. Designer Paul Poiret (1879 – 1944) led the fashion world in the first decade of the 20th century. This extract from his 1931 autobiography, 'King of Fashion', tells of his meteoric rise to fame, designing dresses for the esteemed Parisian couturier, House of Worth.

  5. Evening Dress. This oriental dress clearly represented Paul Poiret's distinctive eclecticism, has loose-fitting, not unnaturally tight. In 1906, when the S-curve silhouette was still...

  6. Details. Title: Dress. Creator: Paul Poiret. Fashion House: Poiret. Location Created: Paris, France. Type: Dress. External Link: Link to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,...

  7. Details. Title: Dress. Creator: Paul Poiret. Fashion House: Poiret. Location Created: Paris, France. Type: Dress. External Link: Link to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,...

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