Paul Poiret

Paul Poiret was born April 20^th 1879 he birth place Paris in France and died April 30^th 1944 and died also in Paris, France. Paul Poiret lived with his parents and his three sisters in a apartment in Paris. His dad was a cloth merchant his mum and dad had a very keen interest in all sorts of art and decorated his home in art they could afford. The family had another home in Billancourt outside of Paris, Paul Poiret spent most of his spare time making fountains and pressing petals from his garden and colleting pieces of iron and other stuff into what he named his antique collection.

Poiret moved to Rue des Halles in Paris with his family at the age of 12 where Poiret went to the school Ecole Massillon. Paul Poiret sisters had caught scarlet fever so Poiret was sent away to boarding school to avoid getting the illness. Poiret was an average graded student and was mostly homesick. Paul Poiret was interested in fashion and enjoyed in scanning magazine and catalogues, he also had the pleasure to go and watch the theatre also go and see art exhibitions. After Poiret graduated when he was 18 his dad sent him away to a umbrella maker where they would teach him to learn the trade. Poriet was not very keen with the business and continued to go along with his interest in fashion by drawing and sewing in his spare time using mannequins his sisters had gave him. 

 Poiret became noticed when his friend told him to take his designs to a lady called mademoiselle Choruit,at a place called Maison Raundnizt soeurs .Choruit brought 12 designs from Poiret and then encouraged him to return with more of his designs, from then he started to get other clients .In 1896 designer Doucet gave Paul Poiret a fulltime job ,to convince his dad the offer was real he brand him to Doucet’s studios.

Poirets first design was a red cloak and there was over 300 copies sold and people commanded them in other colours, Poriet created new designs each week which was then brought by women to wear at horse races, Poiret also designed theatre wear as well for productions which he very much enjoyed.

Poiret threw himself into his work and his name and designs began to start being recognised by many people, he was told to look more into Parisian a little more, doing this Poriet came across a women called Madame Potiphar which he started to involve a love affair with

this made him and his dad relationship tense, Doucet and Poiret started having problems as well similar to him and his dads over professional inquiries , as of this Poriet left Doucet , Poiret had a lot of respect for Doucet and considered him to be a friend of his.  

After leaving Doucet Poriet joined the army for a year, after getting early leave he moved back to Paris and accepted a job in dress making of Maison Worth which was run by two brothers, Paul Poriet began to make dress designs for the public rather than the higher society. Poirets dresses were simple design, with a classical-style high waist-line, tubular shape, and long skirt which were popular at the time.