Paul Poiret

Fashion is a Feast

Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carrière

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Thames & Hudson
01 November 2025

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Fashion & textiles: design

An immersion into audacious fashion designer Paul Poiret's creative universe, bringing together works from his entire career.

Paul Poiret (1879-1944) is widely credited with bringing fashion into the modern age. In the vibrant cultural context of the first decades of the 20th century, the man that Elsa Schiaparelli called 'the Leonardo of fashion' reshaped the world of style, creating beautiful clothes that freed women from restrictive corsets and allowed them to experience a new kind of liberation.

A deep dive into Poiret's creative realm, this book explores the renowned couturier's artistry and audacity in fields that extended beyond fashion, into perfume and interior design, gastronomy and glittering events. It draws on the vast collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, encompassing garments, textiles, sketches, photographs, objects and more, exploring the influences that marked Poiret's life and work. This captivating volume brings the work of this multi-talented renaissance man to life for a new audience.

By: Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carrière
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 230mm,
Weight: 1.760kg
ISBN: 9780500030813
ISBN 10: 0500030812
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carrière is a senior curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, and Head of Fashion Collections, 1800 to 1945.