Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Paul Poiret" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Paul Poiret, Le Magnifique, Couturier, Paris dressmaker, Fashion, Dress, Denise Poiret, Harem Skirt, Russian ballet, Orient
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. Poiret’s influence can be seen in American newspapers from 1911-1922.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Harem Skirt Arrives-- Will Our Women Ever Wear it?"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), February 26, 1911, Image 15, col. 3-7.
"The Harem Skirt the Sensation of Monday in the Local Shops"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), March 7, 1911, Page 7, Image 7, col. 2-4.
"Orient Still Rules Women's Fashions"
The Sun (New York, NY), September 22, 1913, Image 9, col. 3-4.
"Paul Poiret Says Corset is Doomed"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), September 24, 1913, Page 2, Image 2, col. 8.
"Freakish Fashion's Lampshade Dress"
The Sun (New York, NY), October 5, 1913, Fourth Section Pictorial Magazine, Image 33, col. 1-2.
"Women Will Soon Wear Trousers"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), October 13, 1913, Image 1, col. 2-3.
"The Logic of Dress by Paul Poiret in Harper's Bazar"
The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), December 7, 1913, Magazine Section, Image 47, col. 1-7.
"Influence of the Past in Clothes of the Present"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), March 22, 1914, Magazine Section, Image 37, col. 1-3.
"War on Fashion Pirates in Paris"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 31, 1914, Page 9, Image 9, col. 6.
"Trousers for Women!"
The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden City, UT), August 6, 1922, The Standard - Examiner Sunday Feature Section, Page 4, Image 28, col. 1-6.
"Paul Poiret, Hailed as the Foremost Personality Artist"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), December 4, 1921, Sunday Edition, Image 44, col. 1-6.
"Flapper is Extinct, Hails Fashion Chief"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 31, 1922, Home Final Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 6-8.

Paul Poiret: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America