Author: Mauries, Patrick

Fashion & textiles: design

Published on 30 January 2020 by Thames & Hudson Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 224 pages, 140 Illustrations, colour
218 x 278 x 28 | 1248g

The most famous embroidery house in the world, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the greatest names in the history of fashion, from Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Cristbal Balenciaga and Christian Dior to Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy and, of course, Chanel, which counts Lesage as one of its Mtiers dArt ateliers.

Illustrated with specially commissioned photography of Maison Lesages historic creations and illuminated with texts by Patrick Mauris, Maison Lesage is both a tribute to exceptional craftsmanship and a journey through 100 years of fashion at its most sumptuous and inventive.