false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179086006m/872608.jpg 872608 1 <div><div>In the annals of fashion history, French couturier Paul Poiret (1879&#8211;1944) is known for liberating women from corsets and introducing pantaloons into their wardrobes. However, it is Poiret&#8217;s remarkable innovations in the cut and construction of clothing, made all the more remarkable by the fact that he could not sew, that secures his legacy.<br>This essential book is the first to explore Poiret&#8217;s radical modernity from a number of perspectives. Essays by renowned scholars describe the historical context of his work; its relation to the dominant artistic discourses of the early 20th century; his muse, Denise Poiret, and her influence on his work; and his role in the paradigmatic shift to a new ideal of feminine beauty. Poiret&#8217;s entrepreneurship, his creation of an atelier to extend his influence beyond fashion to the<i> </i><u>art de vivre</u>, and his relationship to the workshops of the Wiener Werkstatte are also discussed.<br>Poiret&#8217;s innovative creations are represented by colorful <u>pochoirs </u>(stencils), personal photographs from the Poiret family archives, and newly commissioned photographs of Poiret&#8217;s masterworks.</div></div> 857973 29 5 2007 Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) total:12|5:7|4:3|3:2| 12 53 24 0 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 18:08:26 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 18:08:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 23:07:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 23:07:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 09:31:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:31:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 12:59:21 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:59:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 27 08:44:59 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:23:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 17:54:12 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 17:54:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 08 22:56:26 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 22:56:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 21:48:19 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 21:48:28 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 14 12:34:02 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 12:34:11 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 04 10:10:23 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 10:10:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jun 13 18:54:46 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 18:54:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 02 13:12:11 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 13:12:11 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 15 15:33:38 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 15:33:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Apr 13 12:14:28 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 12:14:36 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Apr 08 07:50:11 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 07:50:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 15 08:56:43 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 08:56:46 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:21:03 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:21:24 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 10:21:58 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 10:21:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Dec 06 15:54:12 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 15:54:12 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Sep 30 10:11:46 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 10:11:50 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=872608