Fashion art references5/5/2023 ![]() ![]() In his first years as an independent couturier, he broke with established conventions of dressmaking and subverted other ones. Poiret established his own house in 1903. When Poiret presented the Russian Princess Bariatinsky with a Confucius coat with an innovative kimono-like cut, for instance, she exclaimed, "What a horror! When there are low fellows who run after our sledges and annoy us, we have their heads cut off, and we put them in sacks just like that." This reaction prompted Poiret to fund his own maison. The "brazen modernity of his designs," however, proved too much for Worth's conservative clientele. In 1901, Poiret moved to the House of Worth, where he was responsible for designing simple, practical dresses, called "fried potatoes" by Gaston Worth because they were considered side dishes to Worth's main course of "truffles". The actress Réjane used it in a play called Zaza, the stage then becoming a typical strategy of Poiret's marketing practices. He became famous after designing a black mantle of tulle over a black taffeta, painted by the famous fan painter Billotey. His first design, a red cloth cape, sold 400 copies. Poiret continued to sell his drawings to major Parisian couture houses, until he was hired by Jacques Doucet in 1898. While a teenager, Poiret took his sketches to Louise Chéruit, a prominent dressmaker, who purchased a dozen from him. There, he collected scraps of silk left over from the cutting of umbrella patterns, and fashioned clothes for a doll that one of his sisters had given him. Poiret's parents, in an effort to rid him of his natural pride, apprenticed him to an umbrella maker. His older sister, Jeanne, would later become a jewelry designer. Poiret was born on 20 April 1879 to a cloth merchant in the poor neighborhood of Les Halles, Paris. He was the founder of his namesake haute couture house. Secured with a solid 18ct white gold folding Patek clasp, this rarity is presented complete with the original polished wooden box, certificate, stylus, winder, wallet and additional case-back.Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944, Paris, France) was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. It is now redressed with a dial drawn from Patek's most modern era, with a deep blue soleil finish, a punchy Patek signature and gently exploded date numerals. Originally produced between 19, the elegantly proportioned 35mm ultra-slim white gold case with crisp clous-de-Paris bezel houses Patek's automatic perpetual calendar. Indeed, this is the only known 5039-013 to have appeared and is thought to be one of five or fewer examples. ![]() A tight coterie of select collectors have access to these resurrected and revived classics and very few have found their way to the open market. ![]() When they decided to discreetly reissue a small number of discontinued references with new dial configurations, it was the equivalent of a specially remastered greatest hit presented on a hand carved platinum record. One-off dials, grande complications, integrated bracelets and even occasionally special materials have all set hearts aflutter in the auction rooms over the decades. 5039G-013 Model: Perpetual Calendar "Vintage Collection" Patek has long been known to grant wishes to their most valued clients. Presented with the original Patek Philippe box, Certificate and additional case back and fitted to a brand new emerald green alligator strap, we are proud to present this grand complication for private sale in superb condition. Only 30 pieces are thought to have been made in this configuration, making this 5033 as rare as it is inspiring. Collectors know that every minute repeater is personally inspected by Mr Thierry Stern and must chime just perfectly before being dispatched to their future owners. The present reference 5033P combines Patek’s signature annual calendar with the melodious and most difficult of complications to truly master. The child-like wonder inspired by the gentle musical chimes is never diminished, with novices and scholars alike marvelling at the combination of technical mastery and the ephemeral whimsy of harmoniously tuned gongs. 5033P-010 Model: Minute Repeater Annual Calendar "Gondolo" The world's greatest minute repeater wristwatches are amongst the most moving watches that can be placed in the hands of any enthusiast or collector. ![]()
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