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François Lesage, born March 31, 1929 in Chaville, in the Seine-et-Oise, died December 1, 2011 in Versailles, Yvelines, is a French couture embroiderer. He became a worldwide landmark in the art of embroidery, working for the greatest fashion and haute couture establishments. His atelier is now part of the Maison Chanel through its company "Paraffection". == Early life == François Lesage was of Norman origin, the son of Albert and Marie-Louise Lesage. He had an older brother, Jean-Louis, and a twin sister, Christiane. In 1924, his parents took over the workshop of the embroiderer Michonet. 〔 This establishment was founded in 1858, and was already famous for working with the costume designers of the Parisian theaters and carrying out special orders for the Court of Napoleon III. But above all, the atelier supplied the great names in Parisian couture, from Worth to Paquin and Madeleine Vionnet. Albert Lesage was not destined from the start for such an artistic career - his first career was as a broker in international trade. He was taken prisoner during the war, and then began a new life in Chicago where he was hired as Director-designer of the women’s clothing department at Marshall Field's store in 1919. Returning to Paris three years later, he partnered with Michonet who was seeking a successor. Marie-Louise, meanwhile, became an Assistant in charge of embroidery at Madeleine Vionnet. The pair met at Michonet’s, where Yo, as she was nicknamed at the time, was sent to oversee some orders from the famous dressmaker. When the young couple took over the Michonet business, it was renamed Albert Lesage et Cie. Soon the new owner diversified its activities by developing its own collection of embroidered accessories and printed fabrics. He also encouraged his son to serve an apprenticeship at his side. While he had inherited his father’s gift for drawing, it also turned out that, like his mother, he was an incredible colorist, a true alchemist. At the end of World War II, having acquired the right technical skills, François Lesage set out for the American adventure and opened a Studio on Sunset Boulevard in 1948. The young man settled in Hollywood, and created embroideries for the film studio couturiers. But Albert’s death a year later interrupted his plans,〔 and François returned to France to step into his shoes, alongside his mother. François Lesage was just twenty years old at the time. A true embroidery artist, François Lesage continually expanded his collections of samples. Under his leadership, the Maison grew and became the preferred embroiderer of many fashion houses. “Embroidery is to haute couture what fireworks are to Bastille Day.” This was a maxim that François Lesage liked to repeat, and it sums up the embroidery master’s entire philosophy of the craft: always push back the boundaries of creativity, imagine new techniques in order to compose the most incredible motifs, like paintings, use daring new materials. Give life to the ideas of a couturier, and often, anticipate his desires by offering one’s own models. His boldness and imagination gradually opened the doors of international fashion: American, Italian and even Japanese designers drew on his talent. In 1987, a line of embroidered accessories was revived and sold in the Schiaparelli boutique, place Vendôme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「François Lesage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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