A wardrobe novel. The chic of a Parisian woman from the Belle Époque to the 1930s.
Paris Museums| N° d'inventaire | 17558 |
| Format | 17.5 x 23 |
| Détails | 226 p., color illustrations, 1 dress pattern, paperback in fine publisher's cardboard. |
| Publication | Paris, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Imagine crossing the threshold of one of the greatest haute couture houses at the beginning of the last century... Alice Alleaume, head saleswoman from 1912 to 1923 at Chéruit, one of the most prestigious houses located at 21 Place Vendôme, invites us to discover the backstage of the fashion world. From the beginning of the century to the 1930s, her wardrobe, recently donated to the Palais Galliera, is presented for the first time. Dresses by Chéruit, Worth or Lanvin, evening shoes by Hellstern, hats by Alphonsine, Marcelle Demay, Madeleine Panizon or Le Monnier, evening headbands by Rose Descat, jewelry: Alice Alleaume is a fashionable, active, modern Parisian with a strong personality and very sure taste. Her sales notebooks and the archives that retrace her career reveal all the richness of the Chéruit collections appreciated by a wealthy clientele from all over the world; wealth as evidenced by the deposits of models and samples preciously preserved by the Archives of Paris, while paintings and prints from the Carnavalet Museum evoke the luxury of the rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme at the beginning of the 20th century. Like a heritage but also a family novel - Alice Alleaume's mother was a "dress seamstress" during the Second Empire, her older sister was the first saleswoman at Worth - this exceptional collection tells with emotion the story of this astonishing Parisian woman.
Imagine crossing the threshold of one of the greatest haute couture houses at the beginning of the last century... Alice Alleaume, head saleswoman from 1912 to 1923 at Chéruit, one of the most prestigious houses located at 21 Place Vendôme, invites us to discover the backstage of the fashion world. From the beginning of the century to the 1930s, her wardrobe, recently donated to the Palais Galliera, is presented for the first time. Dresses by Chéruit, Worth or Lanvin, evening shoes by Hellstern, hats by Alphonsine, Marcelle Demay, Madeleine Panizon or Le Monnier, evening headbands by Rose Descat, jewelry: Alice Alleaume is a fashionable, active, modern Parisian with a strong personality and very sure taste. Her sales notebooks and the archives that retrace her career reveal all the richness of the Chéruit collections appreciated by a wealthy clientele from all over the world; wealth as evidenced by the deposits of models and samples preciously preserved by the Archives of Paris, while paintings and prints from the Carnavalet Museum evoke the luxury of the rue de la Paix and the Place Vendôme at the beginning of the 20th century. Like a heritage but also a family novel - Alice Alleaume's mother was a "dress seamstress" during the Second Empire, her older sister was the first saleswoman at Worth - this exceptional collection tells with emotion the story of this astonishing Parisian woman.