Kitmir: Russian embroidery by Mademoiselle Chanel.
Gourcuff Granedigo| N° d'inventaire | 28618 |
| Format | 24 X 30 |
| Détails | 308 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782353403882 |
The book tells the story of the Kitmir workshop and the unprecedented collaboration between Gabrielle Chanel and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, for the creation of an embroidery workshop.
Cousin of the Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, sister of the Grand Duke Dimitri, Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna fled Russia in 1918 with Her husband, Prince Putyatin, found refuge at the Romanian court, then settled in London where she began her sewing and embroidery activities. But it was in Paris that she settled permanently in 1920.
Russian emigrants who have been using needles since their early childhood find in embroidering a source of income that allows them to rebuild their lives in Paris.
The book tells the story of the Kitmir workshop and the unprecedented collaboration between Gabrielle Chanel and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, for the creation of an embroidery workshop.
Cousin of the Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, sister of the Grand Duke Dimitri, Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna fled Russia in 1918 with Her husband, Prince Putyatin, found refuge at the Romanian court, then settled in London where she began her sewing and embroidery activities. But it was in Paris that she settled permanently in 1920.
Russian emigrants who have been using needles since their early childhood find in embroidering a source of income that allows them to rebuild their lives in Paris.