Fashion Highlight: Purple Dresses on the Red Carpet : r popculturechat Sold at Auction: John St. Helier Lander, John St Helier Lander (1869 1944) Large Museum Example Antique English Woman Portrait Oil Painting Purple Long Sleeved Fashion Sexy Dress sold by Fashionwomens101 on Storenvy Apron Strings and Kitchen Sinks USDA Patterns: Dresses and Aprons Sewing and Pattern Design 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 Gene Tierney in Laura 1944 Film Summary and 1940s Fashion Classic Critics Corner