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Encyclopedia > Paul Iribe
An illustration by Iribe for the couturier Paul Poiret
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An illustration by Iribe for the couturier Paul Poiret

Paul Iribe (born 1883 - died 1935) was a French designer, journalist, artist, and fashion illustrator. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Designer is a broad term for a person who designs any of a variety of things. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not adhere to prevailing ideals. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ...


Born Paul Iribarnegaray in Angouleme, France in 1883, Iribe received his education in Paris. From 1908 to 1910 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and the College Rollin, where his friends included the then-unknown illustrators George Barbier, Georges Lepape, George Martin, and Pierre Brissaud. In his early twenties he became an apprentice printer at Le Temps newspaper, and from 1900, he submitted dozens of illustrations and caricatures to such French satirical papers as Rire, Sourire, and L'Assiette au beurre. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... École des Beaux-Arts (IPA ) refers to several art schools in France. ... George Barbier (1865 - July 19, 1945) was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pierre Brissaud (December 23, 1885- 1964) was a French Art Deco illustrator, painter and engraver. ... Le Temps is one of Switzerlands leading daily newspapers. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... A common caricature of Charles Darwin focuses on his beard, eyebrows, and baldness, while often giving him the features of an ape or monkey. ...


In 1908, Paul Poiret, the famous fashion designer, requested that he create a promotional brochure that presented his outfits in an original manner. His works in the pochoir technique greatly appealed to the couturier because their simple lines and broad, flat, abstract expanses of bright color perfectly captured the simple Empire-style dresses he was then known for. "Les Robes de Paul Poiret", the resulting publication, was highly influential, and brought Iribe great fame, as well as numerous additional requests from other designers, including Coco Chanel, Jeanne Lanvin, Jeanne Paquin, the Callot Soeurs, and Jacques Doucet, for whom he was asked to redecorate his apartment in the newly fashionable Art Deco style. He later established his own studio in Paris, where he produced designs for fashion, fabrics, furniture, and wallpapers. Fashon Designs by Paul Poiret, 1908 Paul Poiret (20 April 1879, Paris, France - 30 April 1944, Paris) was a couturier based in Paris before the First World War, during the Belle Epoque. ... Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel (August 19, 1883 – January 10, 1971)[1] was a pioneering French couturier whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her arguably the most important figure in the history of 20th-century fashion design. ... Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) was a French fashion designer and entrepreneur. ... Jeanne Paquin (1869 - 1936) was a French fashion designer, known for her resolutely modern and innovative designs. ... Callot Soeurs was a fashion design house opened in 1895 at 24, rue Taitbout in Paris, France. ... Jacques Doucet (born March 8, 1940 in Montreal) was for 33 years, from 1972 to 2004, the legendary French radio play-by-play voice for the Montreal Expos. ... Asheville City Hall. ...


From 1914, Iribe spent six years in Hollywood, working on film costumes and theatrical interiors for Paramount Studios. He served as artistic director for Cecil B. De Mille's first film version of The Ten Commandments. He returned to Paris in 1920. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...


In the 1920s and 1930s he published a political journal, Le Témoin, in which his illustrations satirized the politics of the time. The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


He died in 1935 at the age of only 52.


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Paul Iribe (367 words)
The resulting brochure "Les Robes de Paul Poiret" was widely influential both in terms of fashion and of illustrative style.
Paul Iribe mixed with and enjoyed the company of Jean Cocteau and many others.
Paul Iribe divided the time till his death in 1935, between contributing satirical illustrations to the weekly political paper Le Temoin and designing jewellery for Chanel.
Nicholas - Blue White and Red (316 words)
Paul Iribe (1882 - 1932): Poiret's innate sympathy with artists, his employment of them, and his support of the artistic and fashion press gave couture, and his own designs, a new exposure.
In 1908, he hired the young printmaker Paul Iribe, whose works in the pochoir technique appealed to the couturier because their simple line and broad, flat, abstract expanses of bright color perfectly captured the Empire dresses he was then makin.
Iribe executed ten images of Poiret gowns, which were reproduced by pochoir in an edition of 250 copies, called Les Robes de Paul Poiret, racontées par Paul Iribe (Paris: 1908).
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