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Paul Poiret
The renewed craze for all things Egyptian triggered by the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 explains the name of this gown, while the patterns betray the Chinese influence that was an enduring feature of Paul Poiret's work.
Ending in a square, fur-edged train, this sumptuous coat displays the couturier's abiding taste for the theatrical, a feature going somewhat against the grain of 1920s style.
Notice's author : Sophie Grossiord