Synopses & Reviews
Franois Lesage, master embroiderer, is the heir to a long artistic tradition of paying service to luxury and distinctive dress. His work embodies the changes in fashion during the twentieth century. The Lesage name is associated with the most remarkable haute couture masterpieces: from the purity of Madeleine Vionnet to the extravagant surrealism of Elsa Schiaparelli, from the perfection of Balenciaga to Karl Lagerfeld's feats for Chanel. He worked unceasingly to develop his techniques, inventing new methods, updating materials and adapting his savoir-faire to the needs of the period, exalting the style of each couturier with whom he worked.
Synopsis
Inheriting the long artistic tradition In the service of luxurious and distinctive clothing Is "Master Embroider Francois Lesage, whose embroidery has changed the course of fashion during the twentieth century. The name Lesage has been associated with the most important figures of haute couture: from the purity of Madeleine Vionnet to the surreal extravagance of Elsa Schiaparelli to the perfection of Cristobal Balenciaga to the prowess of Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. The greatest fashion designers demanded to work with Lesage because he never ceased to invent new techniques and revitalize materials.
About the Author
Lydia Kamitsis, a conservationist at the Musee de la Mode et du Textile in Paris, teaches at the University of the Sorbonne, and has written
Madeleine Vionnet and
Paco Rabanne.