Fall winter fashion: cold tones that you can use right now Pintucks: Lilli Ann Suits from the 1940's: the early years Paul Poiret (April 20, 1879, April 30, 1944) was a leading French fashion designer during the first two decades of the 20th century. While a teenager, Poiret took his sketches to Louise Nearly a century of fashion, distilled into twenty dresses that captured identity, change and the mood of their time. French Fashion Evening Dress 1944 1940s Framed Print by The Advertising Archives Fine Art America