'Deauville', a design by Bakst executed by Paquin, 1913
I’m preparing a talk on Bakst, the costume designer for most of the key Diaghilev ballets, and his links with fashion, to be given at the V&A. This is a tricky topic, as the leading couturiers Paul Poiret and Jeanne Paquin each adapted aspects of the styles pioneered by Bakst while insisting on their own originality.