Author: Koda, Harold and Andrew Bolton
Title: Poiret
Description: New York, Metropolian Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. glossy brown cloth w/ debossed printing. gold pastedowns & flyleafs. 224 pgs w/ illustrations. gold dustjacket. This volume explores Poiret's radical modernity. Essays by renowned scholars describe the historical context of his work; its relation to the dominant artistic discourses of the early 20th century; his muse, Denise Poiret, and her influence on his work; and his role in the paradigmatic shift to a new ideal of feminine beauty. VG+. dustjacket has creasing & rubbing; scratch to spine.

Keywords: European Costume and Dress ; Paul Poiret ; ; European Costume and Dress


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