Paul Poiret: King of Fashion (1879 - 1944)
Paul Poiret: King of Fashion (1879 - 1944)
It is neither by restoring life to the color scheme, nor by launching new styles that I rendered the greatest to my epoch.
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Paul Poiret
It was in my inspiration of artists, in my dressing of theatrical pieces, in my assimilating and response to new ideas, that I served the public of my day.
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Paul Poiret
Used wooden dolls from his sisters to design dresses 1901 employed by Worth Madame Poiret gives him 50,000 francs 1st Fashion salon in 1903
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Paul thought there was nothing more important than external appearance. I might have forgotten to wash my neck now and then, but I changed my white collar every day.
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Paul Poiret
Paul Poiret
Became wellknown, everybody in Paris attended his parties Married Denise Toulet Later had five children
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Contributions to fashion
Hobble skirt-1920 (woman didnt follow) 4 ways of pantaloon gown1911 Oriental mode/ orientalism Turbans with feathers Prints (designed by real artist) Mantle wraps Traveling, theater, and daytime coats Evening gowns, afternoon & daytime dresses Theater costumes (Josephine Baker) Concocted vibrant hues
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Contributions to fashion
Minaret skirts Kimono-sleeved tunics Exotic embroidery Barbaric jewelry Eye make-up Fitted tube Dress LA Vogue Replaced the corset with elastic bras Illusion of bare legs
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ROSINE
1st couturier with perfume line Rosine 1922 (daughter who died) Fans (advertising)
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History continued..
Syndicated Defense de la Grande Couture Francaise 1st real designer of the 20th century Called up to battle front for 4 years Returned to Paris for fall collection, but Rosine died so he abandoned the idea
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After WWI, Belle poque ends He falls out of fashion, failing to keep up with the times Chanel and the roaring 20s usher in a new look Poiret becomes a theater set designer, marginally employed and dies virtually penniless in 1944
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Influences/ Accomplishments
Corsetless liberated women Oriental and Middle Eastern ethnic motifs and silhouettes Lampshade skirts A new genre of printmaking Journal des Dames et des Modes Printed designs straight onto the finest silk (note Versace on Thursday) 1st of the fashion celebrities Everything he touched turned to headlines freed the breast and shackled the legs Advocated the adoption of the brassiere
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