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Maison Lesage: Haute Couture Embroidery Hardcover – March 3, 2020

by Patrick Mauriès (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
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The definitive monograph on the most luxurious and illustrious Haute Couture embroidery house in the world, featuring specially commissioned photography of Maison Lesage’s historic creations.

The most prestigious Parisian Haute Couture artisans, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the biggest names in fashion, from Chanel, Schiaparelli, and Yves Saint Laurent, to Cristobal Balenciaga, Valentino, and Alexander McQueen. Founded in 1924, when the Lesage family bought the eminent firm of Michonet (then a supplier to such fashion legends as the House of Worth), Maison Lesage has created exceptional embroidery motifs―often requiring hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of precise beadwork―for star fashion designers for decades.

Perhaps best known today for the masterpieces it creates for Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel collections, the house was bought by Chanel in 2002 as part of its Paraffection group to ensure the survival of the house’s unique history and extraordinary skills.

Illustrated with specially commissioned photography of the house’s historic creations and illuminated with texts by Patrick Mauries, who has written extensively on Chanel, Maison Lesage is both a tribute to exceptional craftsmanship and a journey through more than one hundred years of fashion at its most sumptuous and inventive. This book will be coveted by anyone interested in luxury fashion.  

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    March 3, 2020
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    8.6 x 1.1 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0500021538
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    978-0500021538
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"Will most appeal to readers of fashion and costume history… Color images of the embroidery and embellishments capture the eye on every page spread, making this an attractive book to browse."
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Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Goude: The Chanel Sketchbooks, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, and The World According to Karl.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson (March 3, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500021538
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500021538
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.73 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 1.1 x 11 inches
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 72 ratings

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Cal
5.0 out of 5 stars so excited
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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i love embroidery and love to see the details of lesage in this book!
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Peachcake
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Pictures!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020
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I almost didn't buy this book because another reviewer mentioned that it is pretty much a reprinting of an earlier book. However, that book is rare now and much more expensive. The pictures in this book are marvelous showing beautiful details. The text is very readable and is a wonderful explanation of the rise of the luxury industry into which Maison Lesage stepped. The connections to this house are well explained and interesting. If you are looking for a scholarly book this probably isn't the one you want, but if you want to understand the role of embroidery in fashion and particularly that of the House of Lesage this is a great place to begin. Someday I'd like to see the other book on which this is based, which I may find in a library, but for now I'm devouring the pictures and text of this one and glad I can own it to go back to it time and again.
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Autumngirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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Any book about the work of Parisienne Ateliers is worth having. This is a beautiful and informative read. I am very pleased that I purchased it.
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Brenda
4.0 out of 5 stars No instructions
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021
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History book Not instructions.
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Terry Wendell
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely information Beautifully done
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020
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Beautiful images
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Hasmik Bradford
5.0 out of 5 stars Got to know!
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
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Interesting, though a pity that none of the techniques are explained or the esthetic side never written about! Thank you
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Isabella Leonetti
5.0 out of 5 stars Livro maravilhos!!!
Reviewed in Brazil on July 3, 2023
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Adorei o conteúdo!!
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Juliette
5.0 out of 5 stars Best embroidery book ever.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2020
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Amazing book. A must have !!!!!
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Marcelo da Silva Olinto
5.0 out of 5 stars Simplesmente divino!!!
Reviewed in Brazil on July 19, 2022
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O livro é excelente, e eu o indico para todos aqueles que apreciam moda.
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sara bayliss
3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly translated
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2020
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Beautiful photographs but very poor translation which is very difficult to read and almost incomprehensible at times.
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sunnyinlondon
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed. Why did they bother?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2020
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The notes at the end of this book state that Palmer White's 'Haute Couture Embroidery, The Art of Lesage', published in 1988, is the definitive book of the House of Lesage. This book in my opinion is a mere vanity project from the present creative director and hardly expands on the information on previous book, in fact a large percentage of the photographs were already in Mr White's book. Do not waste you money on this one, find a copy of Palmer White's book instead.
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