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
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
©CHANEL
FEATHER MARQUETRY WITH GRAPHIC EFFECT
Photo : CHANEL
FEATHER WHIPS
©CHANEL
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
©CHANEL
Photo : Alix Marnat
FEATHER FLOWERS IN ALL OVER
©CHANEL
Photo : Romain Cieutat
FEATHER FLOWERS IN ALL OVER
©CHANEL
MARQUETRY OF HAND-PAINTED FEATHER FLOWERS
©CHANEL
Photo : Romain Cieutat
FEATHER MARQUETRY AND EMBROIDERY
©CHANEL
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