IMDb > Paul Poiret > Biography
Date of Birth
20 April 1879, Paris, France

Date of Death
30 April 1944, Paris, France (Parkinson's disease)

Trivia

In 1896 he began selling his designs independently to top Parisian fashion houses, then exclusively for Jacques Doucet. From 1900 to 1904 he worked at Worth and then going solo in 1904.

He published his autobiography, "My First Fifty Years" in 1930 and also published "Les Robes de Paul Poiret" in 1908 illustrated by Paul Iribe and "Les Choses de Poiret" in 1911.

He also published "En Habillant l'Époque" in 1930 and "King of Fashion: The Autobiography of Paul Poiret" in 1931.


Personal Quotes

Speaking of Coco Chanel, "What has she invented. Poverty de luxe".


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