Romeo Gigli launches a new line Nov 21, 2008
Romeo Gigli, the Italian designer who defined the softer and poetic side of the brash 1980s, is back. But not under his own name, which no longer belongs to him, but a combination of words that the cognoscenti will recognize immediately: io ipse idem. (International Herald Tribune)
Forgotten art of French illustrator George Barbier is rediscovered at Fortuny Museum show Nov 15, 2008
In the France that emerged from World War I, George Barbier, then in his 30s, was one of the best-known artist-designers, especially famous as a creator of the brilliantly colored fashion plates that had been launched by the couturier Paul Poiret a decade earlier, and of jewelry for Cartier. He also made his mark as a writer and reviewer for magazines, a designer for theater and film, and a book illustrator. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Designer Yves Saint Laurent Dies At Age 71 Jun 2, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008. Designer Yves Saint Laurent dead at age 71 Posted: 02 June 2008 0629 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Celebrating the kimono May 27, 2008
It had started as early as 1910, when French fashion pioneer Paul Poiret helped bring women out of stiff-boned corsets and into softer silhouettes, using wide, loose sleeves, and cocoonlike wrap coats, clearly kimono-inspired. Although the kimono remained in post-war use in Japan for ceremonial occasions alone, at the turn of the 21st century, a new generation of Japanese women rediscovered it. (NJ.com -- Times)
Suzy Menkes on fantastical, funky shoes May 13, 2008
Perugia, whose 1920s dance shoes would accompany the exotic collections of Paul Poiret. But throughout the 20th century, shoemakers were specialists. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Superheroes pack a punch at the Met May 9, 2008
It's also a departure for the Costume Institute, which in recent years has highlighted the works of designers Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret, and examined the historical use of animal prints and goddess gowns. Calling it a "spectacular show," Armani tipped his hat to experimental designers. (CNN -- Travel)
Fair lady's costume brimming with style May 8, 2008
" And no one was ever more smashing than Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle at the race track. The image of Audrey in her Cecil Beaton-designed gown and a hat as big as the Ritz is hard to erase. But for Opera Australia's new production of My Fair Lady, the costume designer, Roger Kirk, has created a dashing new look, retaining the black and white and ribboned theme of Beaton's Ascot scene, but with an extra punch in the form of a peach-coloured showstopper for Taryn Fiebig. At a final fitting of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Inside the Secret Notebooks of New York's Fashionistas Feb 9, 2008
Posted Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at 6:41 PM ET Related in SlateJosh Patner shared how the clueless can look chic and why women should thank Paul Poiret for saving them from the. He also answered those nagging fashion questions, like and why can't models. (Slate)
Fashion and design: Dec 30, 2007
Paul Poiret, the subject of a major museum retrospective, was rediscovered. Knockoffs appeared at every price point. (Globe and Mail)
Lacroix hangs history out to show Dec 17, 2007
Is that high-necked, elongated coat really Paul Poiret. And there is Poiret again - but teamed with a Lacroix skirt in one of the cheeky appropriations by the couturier, who also found magical headgear in the archives to go with his couture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Russian revolution Dec 15, 2007
Significantly, this fall's blockbuster show at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York was a retrospective of the work of French fashion designer Paul Poiret, who, with his harem pants, tunics and astrakhans, was highly influenced by the style of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. At the same time, decor loves the dacha. (Globe and Mail)
Fashion Exhibitions in Art Museums Nov 3, 2007
Works from the last 100 years include those from the Houses of Geoffrey Beene, Manolo Blahnik, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gautier, Donna Karan, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Paul Poiret, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli and Vivienne Westwood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY USA: December 18, 2007-April 13, 2008. (Suite101.com)
* Flappers lit the way to freedom Oct 25, 2007
The exhibition, which runs until Feb. 29, features 170 models and scores of accessories dished up by ground-breaking, legacy-leaving designers of the time - Paul Poiret, Jean Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, Perugia, Suzanne Talbot and Madeleine Vionnet. With women in the post-war era shoving aside restrictive corsets and precision-molded couture in the hopes of winning body freedom, the designers knocked out waists, brought up hemlines and all but suppressed the bust. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The French Connection Oct 16, 2007
Elsa Maxwell arrived in a Paris "swept by a dance craze as people went wild over the new school of jazz that had been developing in America during the war." While Clemenceau retired each evening to his tiny garden apartment on the Rue Franklin, other younger delegates found their way to the Ritz bar or the new nightclub of Paul Poiret where they rubbed shoulders with the four corners of the world. My intention here is to lift the curtain on the undersides of Paris 1919--a crossroads of history. (Forbes)
The brassiere celebrates 100 Oct 9, 2007
" This season quirky colors - orange, berry red and petunia - as well as beading and glitter fabrics are being seen on the ready-to-wear catwalks. "This season outerwear trends are being reflected in the lingerie," Clayton said. There is a revival of the guipure inlay, a lace segment that lines the inside of the bra cup and gives an elegant shape to the bust, she said, a compliment to the clean silhouettes and cinched-in waists on the runways. Today in Style & Design And manufacturers are... (International Herald Tribune)
Paris fashion goes for the glam Jul 7, 2007
The relationship between designers and stars goes back more than a century, when actress Sarah Bernhardt stepped on stage in a costume designed by Paul Poiret. What started off as a meeting of creator and muse has turned into big business, with some stars rumored to receive large checks in exchange for wearing a designer's creations at high-profile events. (Newsday -- New York City)
Celebrity dressing: the French connection Jul 5, 2007
The relationship between designers and stars goes back more than a century, when French actress Sarah Bernhardt stepped on stage in a costume by Paul Poiret , who is now the subject of a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. What started off as a meeting between creator and muse has turned into big business, with some stars rumored to receive large checks in exchange for wearing a designer's wares at high-profile events. (Boston Globe)
CBS 2 At The Met: Paul Poriet, King Of Fashion Jun 25, 2007
Paul Poiret had designs for liberating women from structured clothing, defined by the corset in the early 1900's, to a more relaxed, and modern look that celebrated a more natural feminine form ... Museum visitors will quickly see that this show is as much as about Paul Poiret as it is about his wife and muse Denise ... According to Koda, "For all of the artistic flourishes and the period details, there is still something compelling about the dresses that say to a woman, I might be able to wear... (CBS New York, NY)
Marc Audibet to become design director at Vionnet Jun 19, 2007
When Marc Audibet was 14 years old, he visited a Paris museum to see an exhibition of Paul Poiret. The presence of the legendary designer's elderly wife and an introduction to the curator, brought the stripling Audibet to a turning point in his life: a chance to see a cache of the work of Madeleine Vionnet. (International Herald Tribune)
The Way We Move: May 19, 2007
How Paul Poiret freed us from the corset. Josh Patnerposted May 18, 2007. (Slate)
Cool 2 Wear: Celebration of Poiret at the Met May 14, 2007
May 14, 2007 Paul Poiret earned the sobriquet "King of Fashion" on the eve of World War I, when he dominated Parisian haute couture with his deep, dreamy colors, his exotic allusions, and his loose, liberating silhouette. Poiret is best known today as the man who freed women from the corset, allowing them to stride into the 20th century supported by the far more forgiving bra. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Moss celebrates launch May 10, 2007
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Red-carpet capers May 9, 2007
The exhibit, which runs through Aug. 5, honors the influential but little known designer Paul Poiret ... Designer Kate Spade also attempted a looser style, but her odd combination of a black bubble skirt, white jacket cropped at the waist, fuchsia hose and orange pumps screamed "Fashion Turkey!'' Television personality Kelly Ripa, who only recently learned that Poiret freed women from the corset, showed up in a Zac Posen peach gown tightly bound with gold cord. "Well, I was saying before, Paul... (Houston Chronicle)
Skeletal Cate Blanchett shocks at New York fashion gala... May 9, 2007
" Other slender stars at the event celebrating the work of French designer Paul Poiret, who died in 1944, included Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan and Renee Zellweger. Scroll down for more ... Cate walked the red carpet with a handsome fellow guest But the observer said: "Although Cate was apparently in good spirits, she was definitely one of the skinniest celebrities there. " The actress, once a size 12, is said to be a fan of celebrity diet guru Dr Nishi Joshu. Miss Blanchett rarely speaks about her... (The Drudge Report)
PartyGaming bets on Empire Online May 9, 2007
Hilary Alexander honours Paul Poiret, 'King of Fashion. BEST BUYS. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Stars dress up for 'party of the year' May 9, 2007
And party they did last night, after walking a red carpet that led from Fifth Avenue to the Met's lobby (done up like a garden, bursting with roses the size of grapefruits and a massive gilt birdcage), then on to the new exhibit of vintage gowns by Paul Poiret, the French designer known a century ago as "the king of fashion.". Modern-day successors to that crown were out in full force, fashion royalty like Diane Von Furstenberg, in a flowing color-blocked gown, Zac Posen escorting actress Lucy... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Met crowns Poiret 'King of Fashion' May 8, 2007
Paul Poiret was a pioneer in modern fashion, doing away with the corset and embracing the notion of personal style. He was among the first to use draping in dressmaking and he had no problem putting pants on women. (Newsday -- New York City)
Paul Poiret: Pre-Modern magic at the Met May 8, 2007
In fact, they are wearing the draped nightwear designed in 1920 by Paul Poiret, the self-styled "King of Fashion," for his wife Denise. In a thrilling exhibition (until Aug. 5) combining exotic fantasy with intellectual rigor, the Metropolitan Museum has come up trumps with its study of Poiret, who reigned in fashion over the 1910s. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Paul Poiret, Modern Designer May 5, 2007
Despite liberating women from corsets an injecting fun into fashion, Paul Poiret died poor hadowed by Chanel ... Mention the name Paul Poiret, and early 20th-century hobble skirts tend to jump to mind ... "When people normally talk about Paul Poiret, they refer to the fact that he liberated women from corsets, but hobbled their legs with hobble skirts," explains the exhibit s curator Andrew Bolton. (Suite101.com)
In Paris, fashion flaunts innovation, nuance Mar 3, 2007
It was there that a museum curator summoned his assistant to try on a replica of a velvet opera coat by the long-dead French designer Paul Poiret, the man famous for liberating women from their corsets with his relaxed silhouettes. The woman slipped her arms into the slouchy sleeves, only to have the curator begin pulling the garment apart to demonstrate how it was constructed entirely from a single rectangle of fabric. (Los Angeles Times)
Technopolis in Paris Feb 27, 2007
That was a nod to the newly fashionable Paul Poiret and suggested the influence of Owens's prot. g. (Yahoo News -- Fashion and Modeling)
The New Gentleman Feb 26, 2007
Andrew Chilton, who is curating an exhibition devoted to the innovative courtier Paul Poiret at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, says that fashion is gaining ground even in the art world. "Fashion exhibitions at museums tend to be the most popular because they're accessible," he says. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Experience not necessary — but nice Feb 19, 2007
There was also one striking ethnic-print coat with a shawl collar that seemed to reference Art Deco-era designer Paul Poiret, the subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's next big Costume Institute show and a big inspiration this season. In her second season trying to revive the iconic brand Biba, designer Bella Freud referenced 1920s debutantes and 1970s rock chicks with bow-front blouses, flared trousers, a crinkle patent trench, flippy lam. (Los Angeles Times)
Fur flies high on New York runways Feb 8, 2007
Vivienne TamVivienne Tam paid homage to legendary designer Paul Poiret one of the first Europeans to take an interest in Asian fashion in her fall collection. She mixed his passion for detail and his affinity for chemise and column dresses with her signature use of ribbon embroideries and cutouts. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
