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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Paul Poiret canonical 3

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instanceOf French fashion designer ⓘ
fashion designer ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
birthDate 1879-04-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
collaboratedWith Paul Iribe ⓘ
Raoul Dufy ⓘ
deathDate 1944-04-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
education apprenticeship at an umbrella maker ⓘ
employer House of Worth ⓘ
Jacques Doucet ⓘ
era Belle Époque ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
faced financial difficulties in the 1920s ⓘ
founded Maison Paul Poiret ⓘ
Parfums de Rosine ⓘ
influenced Coco Chanel ⓘ
modern fashion design ⓘ
introduced Poiret hobble skirt ⓘ
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 ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableEvent “Thousand and Second Night” party in 1911 ⓘ
notableWork Thousand and Second Night party costumes ⓘ
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 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic bold color combinations ⓘ
draped, columnar lines ⓘ
exotic and Orientalist motifs ⓘ
luxurious fabrics ⓘ
uncorseted silhouettes ⓘ

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Raoul Dufy → collaboratedWith → Paul Poiret ⓘ
Paul Poiret → name → Paul Poiret ⓘ
L’Inhumaine → artDirectionBy → Paul Poiret ⓘ