FLOWERS and FEATHERS AROMA

Chanel celebrates their Métiers d'Art houses

Guillet, Corsage and Floral Decoration maker

Master corsage-maker since 1896, Guillet re-imagines daisies, forget-me-nots, jasmine, roses, lily of the valley and gerberas as hairpieces, tiaras and crowns for the biggest couture houses at show time. Woven into silk, organza, muslin, lacquered lace and gold chain, the petals and leaves become become veritable vegetal jewelry. A Chanel Métiers d'Art house since 2006, Guillet has created all of the floral accessories for the label's recent shows.

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Guillet, Corsage and Floral Decoration maker
Master corsage-maker since 1896, Guillet re-imagines daisies, forget-me-nots, jasmine, roses, lily of the valley and gerberas as hairpieces, tiaras and crowns for the biggest couture houses at show time. Woven into silk, organza, muslin, lacquered lace and gold chain, the petals and leaves become become veritable vegetal jewelry. A Chanel Métiers d'Art house since 2006, Guillet has created all of the floral accessories for the label's recent shows.



Guillet, Corsage and Floral Decoration maker
Master corsage-maker since 1896, Guillet re-imagines daisies, forget-me-nots, jasmine, roses, lily of the valley and gerberas as hairpieces, tiaras and crowns for the biggest couture houses at show time. Woven into silk, organza, muslin, lacquered lace and gold chain, the petals and leaves become become veritable vegetal jewelry. A Chanel Métiers d'Art house since 2006, Guillet has created all of the floral accessories for the label's recent shows.

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Guillet, Corsage and Floral Decoration maker
Master corsage-maker since 1896, Guillet re-imagines daisies, forget-me-nots, jasmine, roses, lily of the valley and gerberas as hairpieces, tiaras and crowns for the biggest couture houses at show time. Woven into silk, organza, muslin, lacquered lace and gold chain, the petals and leaves become become veritable vegetal jewelry. A Chanel Métiers d'Art house since 2006, Guillet has created all of the floral accessories for the label's recent shows.
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Montex, Embroiderer
A specialist in tambour or Lunéville beading, in which a hooked needle is used to thread beads, galons, sequins and other materials onto single chain stitches after fabric has been pre-pierced with a cornely, Montex was founded in 1939. Close to Karl Lagerfeld for many years, the house also sews, piques and embroiders for other major couture houses. Today, Montex is led by embroiderer emeritus Annie Trussart.
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Causse, Glove maker
Founded in French luxury glove capital Millau in 1892, Causse has been creating couture riffs on the cold weather essential since its inception. More than mere winter warmers, these are gloves designed to decorate the hand, crafted from the finest leathers and rarest animal skins. Embellished with precious stones, lace and fine trim, Causse gloves have accessorized several Chanel collections on the runway since the company became a Métiers d’Art house in 2012.
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Barrie Knitwear, Cashmere producer
In 2012, the Chanel Métier d'art Paris-Edimbourg show was held in the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Linlithgow castle to the west of Edinburgh. The show was an homage to Barrie Knitwear, the company specializing in cashmere which was purchased by Chanelthe same year and became a Métiers d'Art company. The Scottish knitwear house was founded more than 140 years ago and initially produced sweaters for the British army during the two world wars, before going on to become a favorite supplier to the biggest name in couture in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Lognon, Pleater
Lognon has specialized in fabric pleating since 1945, a unique expertise that combines hand-crafting with work in cardboard and steam-setting to create perfect pleats. Directed by Gerard Lognon for the past 68 years, the French company joined Chanel's Métiers d’Art in 2013 in a natural step for both houses. Lognon pleating had already been used for many years by Chanel.
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13 years of Chanel Métiers d'Art shows
The first Métiers d'Art Chanel show was held in December 2002, in the Chanel haute couture salons on the rue Cambon. A year later, came Chanel Cinq à Sept, followed by the house's first collection in tribute to a particular city in December 2004, with Paris-Tokyo at Tokyo's Chanel building in Ginza. The following year, Chanel showed Paris-New York at the Chanel store on 57th Street, before heading a year later to the principality of Monaco with Paris-Monte Carlo at the Monaco Opéra. In 2007, Paris-Londres was shown at 9, Howick Place and in 2008, Paris' Théâtre Le Ranelagh was the setting for Paris-Moscou. The house looked to the Far East once again in 2009 for Paris-Shanghai at Barge, in Shanghai's the Bund area, followed by Paris-Byzance in December 2010, back in the Chanel haute couture salons. A year later the house looked to India with Paris-Bombay at the Grand Palais' Courbe gallery in Paris, before heading North in 2012, with Paris-Edimbourg at Linlithgow Palace, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The fashion pack decamped to the Lone Star State for Paris-Dallas in 2013, followed by Austria for Paris-Salzburg in 2014 and Rome last year.
From left to right: Chanel Paris-Shangai (2009), Chanel Paris-Byzance (2010), Chanel Paris-Bombay (2011) and Chanel Paris-Edimbourg (2012)