About Paul Poiret
Alexandre Paul Poiret 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. Alexandre Paul Poiret (French pronunciation:; 20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944) was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. Poiret made his name with his controversial kimono coat and similar, loose-fitting designs created specifically for an uncorseted, slim figure. In his first years as an independent couturier, he broke with established conventions of dressmaking and subverted other ones.
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