Paul Poiret

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Paul Poiret was an influential early 20th-century French fashion designer known for liberating women from corsets and introducing bold, avant-garde styles and vivid colors to haute couture.

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instanceOf French fashion designer
fashion designer
person
activeInPeriod early 20th century
birthDate 1879-04-20
birthPlace Paris, France NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Paul Iribe NERFINISHED
Raoul Dufy NERFINISHED
deathDate 1944-04-30
deathPlace Paris, France NERFINISHED
education apprenticeship at an umbrella maker
employer House of Worth NERFINISHED
Jacques Doucet NERFINISHED
era Belle Époque NERFINISHED
interwar period
faced financial difficulties in the 1920s
founded Maison Paul Poiret NERFINISHED
Parfums de Rosine NERFINISHED
influenced Coco Chanel NERFINISHED
modern fashion design
introduced Poiret hobble skirt NERFINISHED
Turquerie and Orientalist themes in Paris fashion
harem pants for women
kimono-style coats
knownFor Orientalist-inspired designs
high-waisted, uncorseted silhouettes
hobble skirt
introducing avant-garde styles in fashion
lampshade tunic
liberating women from corsets
use of vivid colors in haute couture
legacy major influence on 20th-century haute couture
precursor of modern, uncorseted womenswear
movement haute couture
name Paul Poiret NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableEvent “Thousand and Second Night” party in 1911
notableWork Thousand and Second Night party costumes NERFINISHED
occupation couturier
fashion designer
pioneered designer-branded perfumes
fashion as a lifestyle brand
theatrical fashion shows
use of strong, pure color blocks in clothing
spouse Denise Poiret NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic bold color combinations
draped, columnar lines
exotic and Orientalist motifs
luxurious fabrics
uncorseted silhouettes

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Raoul Dufy collaboratedWith Paul Poiret