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A design for "Queen of the Night"[/caption] Nineteenth century Russia was restless, and so was Léon Bakst. The young man belonged to a new generation of creatives, one ready to turn Realism on its head with one flick of a bejewelled, utterly fabulous wrist. Today, his name is "a byword for excite

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Fancy dress costume (image 1) | House of Poiret | French | 1911 | metal, silk, cotton | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Accession Number: 1983.8a, b | This ensemble was made for & worn to Poiret's 1002nd Night party in 1911, which was designed & organized to promote his new creations in the full splendor and glamour of the orientalist trend. Ballet Russe, Paul Poiret, 1910s Fashion, 1920 Fashion, 20th Century Fashion, Historic Fashion, French Fashion Designers, Fantasy Closet, Fancy Dresses Party

Fancy dress costume (image 1) | House of Poiret | French | 1911 | metal, silk, cotton | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Accession Number: 1983.8a, b | This ensemble was made for & worn to Poiret's 1002nd Night party in 1911, which was designed & organized to promote his new creations in the full splendor and glamour of the orientalist trend.

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