OCTOBER 13, 2007 - JANUARY 5, 2008
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Jeanne Paquin (1869 – 1936) opened her couture house in 1891 on
the Rue de la paix, next door to the House of Worth. President
of the Fashion Section of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in
1900, Paquin later became the first Parisian couturier to open
branches in London, Buenos Aires and Madrid. Jeanne Paquin designed gowns of quiet sophistication, which appealed to women of refined taste. Her clients included the queens of Belgium, Portugal, and Spain. As Robert Forrest wrote in 1925: “Fashion once simply did not know what to wear until Madame Paquin brought out her season’s models; and as for her competitors, their plight was pitiful.” |
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| Jeanne Paquin, afternoon gown (rear view), 1910, France, worn and donated by Mrs. Henry A. Rumsey, photograph by Irving Solero | ||||||