Paul Poiret was a french couturier who was born in Paris, France on April 20, 1879 and died in his birthplace on April 30, 1944. He gave himself the title of "King of Fashion," and is most notated for freeing women of corsets and pantaloons. He also introduced the hobble skirt, which ironically enough restricted the way women walked. However what made Poiret truely innovative was how he cut and constructed his clothing taking into consideration the fact that he couldn't sew. He liked clothing cut along straight lines and made with rectangular pieces of fabric. His approach relied more on drapery skills because he worked directly on the body. His clothing was heavily influenced by Neoclassical and Orientalist styles, Eastern Art, and Russian Ballet. His designs were very theatrical, in deep, luxiourous purple, red, orange, green, and blue tones that epitomized the Pre-World War I era. Interestingly enough he also worked with art deco artist George Lepape, who illustrated Poiret's designs and called the collection Les Choses de Paul Poiret. Poiret's muse was his wife and they became notorious for throwing lavish parties to showcase his designs. Poiret was dethroned and basically forgotten with the arrival of Coco Chanel and her simple, impeccibly constructed designs.
Paul Poiret was a french couturier who was born in Paris, France on April 20, 1879 and died in his birthplace on April 30, 1944. He gave himself the title of "King of Fashion," and is most notated for freeing women of corsets and pantaloons. He also introduced the hobble skirt, which ironically enough restricted the way women walked. However what made Poiret truely innovative was how he cut and constructed his clothing taking into consideration the fact that he couldn't sew. He liked clothing cut along straight lines and made with rectangular pieces of fabric. His approach relied more on drapery skills because he worked directly on the body. His clothing was heavily influenced by Neoclassical and Orientalist styles, Eastern Art, and Russian Ballet. His designs were very theatrical, in deep, luxiourous purple, red, orange, green, and blue tones that epitomized the Pre-World War I era. Interestingly enough he also worked with art deco artist George Lepape, who illustrated Poiret's designs and called the collection Les Choses de Paul Poiret. Poiret's muse was his wife and they became notorious for throwing lavish parties to showcase his designs. Poiret was dethroned and basically forgotten with the arrival of Coco Chanel and her simple, impeccibly constructed designs. 
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