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BJORK EN LA PLAZA DE TOROS DE LAS VENTAS-MADRID
1:21 AM
(algunas fotos cortesia de http://bonitbestfriends.blogspot.com/)
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23 May 2007
"Paul Poiret: King of Fashion"
8:49 PM
In the 1910s, Poiret introduced an avant-garde sensibility into couture. His penchant for opulent gestures, lush fabrics, fur, and feathers was part of his grandiose "Gesamtkunstwerk," inspired by stage and orientalist extravaganza. He was also capable of more subdued garments. In the case of this day coat, the leather of the appliqués is cut into delicate filigree and couched by hand onto the wool to create a graphic lattice of white over black. The cylindrical silhouette and standing collar suggest inspiration from Chinese or Near Eastern robes and coats... (http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=8&viewmode=0&item=C.I.61.40.4)
Paul Poiret (20 April 1879, Paris, France - 30 April 1944, Paris) was a fashion designer based in Paris before the First World War,during the Belle Epoque. He was taken on by the fashion designer Jacques Doucet as a draftsman. When he completed his apprenticeship with the House of Worth in 1904 he opened up his own fashion house, and by 1905-07 had produced a revolutionary style.
He was famous for designing luxurious oriental and Art Deco gowns. He also launched the suspender belt,lesh-colored stockings, culottes, and the modern brassiere.[citation needed] About his creation of the hobble skirt, he said, "It was in the name of Liberty that I proclaimed the fall of the corset and the adoption of the brassiere which, since then, has won the day. Yes, I freed the bust, but I shackled the legs." He also presented the first sheath and sack dresses. Moreover, Poiret was noted his use of vibrant primary colors, breaking from the soft colors common during the late Edwardian period. "He was the first couturier to launch his own perfume, named Rosine, after his oldest daughter."
Poiret's signature was the rose, which was a decorative motif on his label and appeared periodically on his creations (lapels and elsewhere). His rose most often designated a piece of which he was particularly proud.[citation needed] Paul Iribe, a graphic artist and jewelery designer was hired to design Poiret's label, which was a simple rose drawing accompanied by the text, "Paul Poiret a Paris."...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Poiret)
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