As the original savoir-faire of the house, since its creation in 1880 by Palmyre Coyette, the art of Feathers consists in sublimating this living material into an exceptional ornament.
For over 140 years, the house of Lemarié has been serving the most beautiful fashion houses and their creations, with this extraordinary savoir-faire. Feathers can be worked in a thousand different ways: crimped into elegant rosettes, tweezered into architectural marquetry, knife-worked into voluptuous boas, curled or embroidered into patterns, coloured with pigments to bring out every nuance…
These techniques, perfected over the centuries, find their expression in ever more spectacular creations, from haute couture to decoration, jewellery and leather goods.
Today, the feather workers at Lemarié continue this age-old tradition of French fashion, the savoir-faire of which is now practiced by only a handful of artisans in the world.
The Feather sector is governed by the Washington Convention (CITES).
Achievements

RUFFLES WITH HAND-PAINTED FEATHERS
©CHANEL
Photo : Romain Cieutat

FEATHER BUSTIER
Photo : Sophie Carre

FEATHER BUSTIER
Photo Sophie Carre

CHEVRON FEATHER MARQUETRY
PHOTO : CHANEL

CHEVRON FEATHER MARQUETRY
PHOTO : ALIX MARNAT

MARQUETERIE DE PLUMES EN CHEVRONS ©CHANEL
PHOTO : CHANEL

PHOTO : RODRIGO RIZE

FEATHER MARQUETRY WITH GRAPHIC EFFECT
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FEATHER MARQUETRY WITH GRAPHIC EFFECT
Photo : CHANEL

FEATHER WHIPS
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Photo : Alix Marnat

TRIMMED FEATHERS PLACED À LA RETROUSSETTE

TRIMMED FEATHERS PLACED À LA RETROUSSETTE

TRIMMED FEATHERS PLACED À LA RETROUSSETTE

FEATHER LACE CUSHIONS
Photo : Rodrigo Rize

FUR-EFFECT FEATHER BOA
Photo : CHANEL

RUFFLES WITH HAND-PAINTED FEATHERS
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Photo : Alix Marnat

FEATHER FLOWERS IN ALL OVER
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Photo : Romain Cieutat

FEATHER FLOWERS IN ALL OVER
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MARQUETRY OF HAND-PAINTED FEATHER FLOWERS
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Photo : Romain Cieutat

FEATHER MARQUETRY AND EMBROIDERY
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DRIPPING PAINT ON FEATHERS
©CHANEL
Photo – Alix Marnat

FEATHER ROSETTE
PHOTO CHANEL

FEATHER ROSETTE
PHOTO CHANEL

FEATHER ROSETTE
©CHANEL
PHOTO CHANEL

FEATHER ROSETTE
PHOTO CHANEL

TRAPPED FEATHERS
Photo : Quentin Lacombe

TRAPPED FEATHERS
Photo : Nefersaki

MASQUE DE LOUP EN PLUMES
Photo : Charlotte Robin

PRÉPARATION DE JETÉ DE PLUMES
Photo : Charlotte Robin

PATCH DE JETÉ PLUMES
Photo : Nefersaki

BURNT FEATHERS
Photo Sophie Carre

PREPARATION OF FEATHERS
Photo Sophie Carre