A week before the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in Rome, where thousands of hours of work was reduced to a fifteen minute whirlwind extravaganza, I visited the ateliers of Lesage and Lemarié, which since 2013 have been collectively housed in one place in Pantin, just outside of Paris. Seeing these two most well-known savoir-faire maisons… Continue reading Creating with Discipline
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Meta Paris in Rome
Citizens of Rome must be slightly amused by the fashion cavalry that has passed through its marble monuments, ancient ruins and golden excess, not once but twice this year. In the summer, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccoli of Valentino presented us with their ode to Rome – an outpouring of heartfelt love for their… Continue reading Meta Paris in Rome