JACQUES DOUCET

(1853- 1929)  The House of Doucet was founded in 1816 as a lace and bonnet mercantile.  Around 1877, the grandson of the founders, Jacques Doucet,  transformed the business into a couture house.  Doucet was greatly influenced by his collection of 18th Century art, and his designs often reflected the Romantic Age in his use of laces, ribbons and flounces.

The Maison Doucet was one of the best known and most highly respected couture houses of late 19th Century and early 20th Century Paris.  It was also a training ground for two other 20th Century greats - Poiret and Vionnet.  The House of Doucet merged with Doeuillett in 1927.