The wardrobe of Denise Boulet-Poiret, the wife of the French designer, was sold at an auction. Coats, jackets, skirts, shoes, shawls and scarves were sold for nearly one million dollars US. A brown striped suit was the item that brought the highest bid, selling for $142 000.
Paul Poiret is known for creating the women’s corset in 1906. After studying at Doucet and Worth, he opened his own boutique in 1903.