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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | Paul Poiret; Paul Poiret |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Harold Koda; Andrew Bolton; Nancy J Troy |
ISBN: | 9780300120295 030012029X |
OCLC Number: | 81452910 |
Description: | 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 37 cm |
Contents: | Foreword / Phillippe de Montebello -- Preface : The prophet of simplicity / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton -- Introduction : Poiret's modernism and the logic of fashion / Nancy J. Troy -- Denise Poiret: muse or mannequin? / Caroline Evans -- High priestesses of fashion / Caroline Rennolds Milbank -- Refashioning the fashion plate: Poiret's clothing in context / Mary E. Davis -- The lure of Vienna: Poiret and the Wiener Werkstätte / Heather Hess -- Paul Poiret and the decorative arts / Jared Goss -- Forbidden fruits: the perfumes of Rosine / Kenneth E. Silver -- Catalogue / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton. |
Responsibility: | Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, and Nancy J. Troy. |
Abstract:
In the annals of fashion history, Paul Poiret is known for liberating women from corsets and introducing pantaloons for women. This book explores his radical modernity from a number of perspectives. It describes the historical context of his work; its relation to the dominant artistic discourses of the early twentieth century; and more.
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