TY - BOOK AU - Mackrell,Alice TI - Paul Poiret T2 - Fashion designers SN - 0713464887 AV - TT507 .M346 1990 PY - 1990/// CY - London PB - Batsford KW - Poiret, Paul, KW - Costume design KW - France KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Costume designers N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-89) and index; Directoire revival --; Orientalism --; The Martines and Dufy --; The fashions of Poiret after the First World war --; Poiret, artists and photographers --; Glossary --; Appendix. Museums with Poiret collections --; Chronology N2 - A study of the revolutionary style of Paul Poiret. In the early part of this century he introduced the simple, elegant lines and bold colours of art deco style and created one of the most famous fashion looks of the century ER -