Paul Poiret: The King of Fashion, Part II

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Arts, History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty

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🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this series, we are celebrating the prolific life and career of the avant-garde French designer Paul Poiret, who is the subject of a new retropsective exhibition Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Known as "The King of Fashion," Poiret was an incomparable force of personality, vision, and industry, who was instrumental in not just revolutionizing women’s fashion at the dawn of the twentieth century, but transforming the very concept of fashion itself, effectively laying the groundwork for the modern fashion industry that we are indebted to today. Further Reading: Exhibition catalog Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast, preorder in the US here, Poiret's memoir King of Fashion 2007 exhibition catalog Poiret Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:27.2	Welcome to Dressed, the history of
1:29.2	fashion, a podcast that explores the who, what, when, of why we wear. We are friends, fashion historians,
1:35.4	and your host, April Callahan, and Cassidy Zachary. Welcome, dressed listeners to part two of our
1:43.1	series on the King of Fashion Palparais,
1:46.0	the groundbreaking avant-garde designer whose life and work is currently the subject of an exhibition
1:51.1	Palparais. Fashion is a feast at the Musei Des Art Decoratif in Paris. And this is on view
1:57.0	until January 26. And we are bringing you these episodes as a companion or compliment to
2:03.0	this exhibition. So we're really working to expand on its themes to bring you more insights into a man
2:08.2	who is one of the most important fashion designers in your American history. On last week's episode,
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