PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 #antikeshochzeitskleid Jacques Doucet admitted he merely

Jacques Doucet admitted he merely designed clothing to finance his true passion of art collecting

shorter than typical walking dress jackets

a few moth holes on the outside

or museum-quality garments

offering a glimpse into the transitional elegance between Belle Époque and early modern style

PAQUIN Coat, Paris, ca. 1898 #antikeshochzeitskleid Jacques Doucet admitted he merelyExceptional coat cape by French fashion designer Jeanne Paquin, ca. 1898. Label: Paquin * 3. Rue de la Paix. Jeanne Paquin, also known as Madame Paquin (b. 1869; 1936) was one of the first female fashion designers. She helped define the fashion scene of her time for over three decades. After training as a dressmaker in the Paris fashion salon of Christoph Drecoll, Jeanne Paquin founded her own fashion house at 3 rue de la Paix in 1891, and her clients