{"product_id":"9781836391173","title":"Paul Poiret","description":"Author: Mary E. Davis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781836391173\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Chanel, Dior or Saint Laurent, there was Paul Poiret. Born in Paris in 1879, he was the most audacious couturier of the pre-war era. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile his outre styles were worn by some of the most famous celebrities in Europe and America, they were in fact the most fleeting facet of his work. Mary E. Davis explores how Poiret's genius was to place fashion at the centre of a network of style, culture and commerce. He founded groundbreaking perfume and interior design businesses, sponsored musical performances, amassed a modernist art collection and threw fantastical  and newsworthy  balls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoiret's businesses faded by the end of the 1920s, but as this book reveals, his unifying vision set the model for the luxury industry as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46687990710430,"sku":"ADS-9781836391173","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781836391173.jpg?v=1775631075","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781836391173","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}