Art Analysis: Paul Poiret

Image 2 by Georges Barbier ‘Two gowns’ was made for Paul Poiret campaign, in 1912.
These two women are wearing gowns. A reader can say that they are from a high social class, by the way they are dressed and appear. They are dressed in usual Paul Poiret ‘lampshade’ shape dresses. Woman, who is holding a rose, is wearing a kimono and has a ‘Beauty Look Behind’ pose. They both have short hair, which is quite symbolic for early 20th century. They are standing in the garden at night. One of the ladies is holding a rose. Red rose is a logo of Paul Poiret. As it can be seen, these ladies are surrounded with roses around them. Despite the fact, there is not Paul’s Poiret name on the picture, but those roses bushes a reader can say whose designs are

His garments, born by imaginary, made women confident and tought how to feel and control their bodies. He was not only saying what to make, but also played a huge a role in formation of fashion trends in 20th century. Artists, fashion houses at the beginning of the last century were followers of the Art Nouveau style, the aesthetics of which annex to the suit demanded to wear a corset and possession thinnest waist. However, this beauty was not easy for women, in addition, corset adversely affect the body as a whole, changing the shape of the bone and deforming the internal

This picture really makes readers think of 1900s. Evey little thing such as hair cuts, a kimono and a loose dress, poses, garden and roses, says: ‘Look at me! I am from Poiret’s era’.Possible target customer was women with money, who could afford to buy those kind of dresses.Those were people, who could buy them and they would have a place to where them. Even though, the style and fashion of that period of time was different from modern, it can be seen that those dresses, on the photograph,were evening