Paul Poiret and his wife Denise at "Persian Fête" party

French fashion designer Paul Poiret with his wife Denise at his 'Persian Fete' party on June 24, 1911 #persia #persian #iran #iranian #orientalist #fashion #style #paulpoiret

A photo posted by REORIENT Magazine (@reorientmag) on Sep 6, 2015 at 3:33pm PDT

(I've posted about this phenomenon previously -- it was very trendy for the adventurous middle and upper classes in the US and Europe to dress up in Middle Eastern fashion. Check out this post and this one. I'm very pleased to find this photo of the Poirets, courtesy Reorient's Instagram feed. You should follow it too.)