FASHION DESIGNER

Paul Poiret

1879 - 1944

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Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944) was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was the founder of his namesake haute couture house. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Poiret is the 26th most popular fashion designer (down from 22nd in 2019), the 2,022nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,463rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Fashion Designer.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Paul Poiret ranks 26 out of 51. Before him are Tom Ford, John Galliano, Kenzō Takada, Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, and Thierry Mugler. After him are Rose Bertin, Gianfranco Ferré, Madeleine Vionnet, Diane von Fürstenberg, Christian Lacroix, and Jil Sander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Paul Poiret ranks 65. Before him are Vladko Maček, Johan Nygaardsvold, Billy Mitchell, Jane Darwell, Huda Sha'arawi, and William Beveridge. After him are Agrippina Vaganova, Samuel Goldwyn, Ethel Barrymore, Frederick Schule, Alfred Korzybski, and Dwight F. Davis. Among people deceased in 1944, Paul Poiret ranks 102. Before him are Arthur Blake, Aliya Moldagulova, Ethel Smyth, Hannah Szenes, Tokutaro Ukon, and Kurt Gerron. After him are Robert E. Park, James McKeen Cattell, Peter Deunov, Paul Cornu, Jean Tatlock, and Harold Lowe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Poiret ranks 2,022 out of 6,770. Before him are Camille Chautemps (1885), Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649), Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597), Jacques Thibaud (1880), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), and André Marie Constant Duméril (1774). After him are Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572), Jean Calas (1698), Paul Pelliot (1878), Paul Andreu (1938), Emmanuel Petit (1970), and Mahaut, Countess of Artois (1269).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In France

Among fashion designers born in France, Paul Poiret ranks 6. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), Christian Dior (1905), Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), and Thierry Mugler (1948). After him are Rose Bertin (1747), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Christian Lacroix (1951), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), Christian Louboutin (1964), and Jean Patou (1887).

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