A visit to le19M affords a better understanding of just how intricate the process of creation can be for a material like tweed.
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Founder Gabrielle Chanel is said to be the first designer to adapt the material for womenswear, which had, up to that point, largely been used for men’s tailored suiting and outerwear. The designer is said to have found inspiration for the use during a love affair with the Duke of Westminster that saw her borrow a selection of his Scottish-tweed pieces as her own.Article content
“Devoting the entire collection to tweed is a tribute,” Viard says. “We followed the footsteps of Gabrielle Chanel along the River Tweed, to imagine tweeds in the colours of this landscape. Like that of a long pink coat mottled with blue and purple or a burgundy suit with a delicate gold shimmer. The tweeds featured in these garments were crafted by the artisans of the House of Lesage. Founded in the 1990s by embroiderer François Lesage, the textile shop has been a go-to supplier for tweeds used in Chanel Haute Couture collections since 2008.
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