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Name: Paul Poiret
Birth Date: April 20, 1879
Death Date: April 30, 1944
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Place of Death: Paris, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: fashion designer

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Biography of Paul Poiret
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Paul Poiret (1879-1944) was an influential French fashion designer during the early twentieth century. He led a fashion renaissance that introduced free-flowing dresses, replaced tight corsets with brassieres, and added a new standard of artistic value...


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Paul Poiret (20 April 1879, Paris, France - 30 April 1944, Paris) was a French fashion designer. His contributions to twentieth-century fashion have been likened to Picasso's contributions to twentieth-century...


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Paris couturiers court Hollywood stars
7/5/2007: 580 words, approx. 2 pages
Paris designers looked to Hollywood on Wednesday with elaborate creations that will vie for "best dressed" on the red carpet.Cate Blanchett lit up the front row at Giorgio Armani's show, held on the third day of the autumn-winter haute couture collections. And French actress Catherine...
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Gaultier eyes red carpet with couture
7/4/2007: 458 words, approx. 2 pages
Paris designers looked to Hollywood on Wednesday with haute couture collections that could vie for "best dressed" on the red carpet.French actress Catherine Deneuve and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar gathered at Jean Paul Gaultier's headquarters for his show on the second-to-last day of the autumn-winter...
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Natural History Museum show on dragons
5/25/2007: 760 words, approx. 3 pages
Harry Potter would probably feel right at home here.A new exhibit pairs an unusual subject _ dragons and other fantastic creatures _ with an unlikely location: a science museum. "Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns and Mermaids" opens Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History and...
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Poiret: the forgotten `King of Fashion'
5/7/2007: 1,063 words, approx. 4 pages
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.So, how come so few people have...
 


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