Maison Lesage - Haute Couture Embroidery
Characteristics
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Format : Beautiful Book
Presentation : Hardback
Weight : 1240g
- Number of pages
- 225
- Publication date
- 14/01/2020
- Dimensions
- 21,0 cm × 27,0 cm × 2,5 cm
- Categories
- Exhibition
Description
The House of Lesage embodies the quintessence of haute-couture in embroidery. Founded in 1858 and bought by Chanel in 2002, its creative workshops have produced more than 70,000 embroideries and have collaborated with the most exceptional couturiers: Elsa Schiaparelli, Hubert de Givenchy, Cristobal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino... This elegant book opens the doors of the archives of the House of Lesage and allows us to enter the private world of masterpieces of high-flying craftsmanship.