N° 011
Robe Sirène
silk crêpe, hand-pleated bodice
N° 011 — La Collection
Quiet revolutions in cloth.
Maison Valère / Couture House since 1947 / Paris — Kyoto — Milan
enter the maison
001
— Atelier / Maison N° 002
“We do not chase the season.
— Élise Valère, Founder
We listen to it.”
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i.
Maille — knit
22 pieces in cashmere & silk-mohair. Hand-loomed in the 7th-arrondissement atelier.
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ii.
Toile — woven
14 pieces in raw silk, linen and dévoré. Looms maintained since 1958.
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iii.
Cuir — leather
9 pieces, hand-stitched in Toulouse. Vegetable-tanned, undyed at the seam.
— Selected Pieces / F-W 26
Pièces choisies.
A reduced index of fifteen pieces — five shown below — each made to order in the Paris atelier. Lead time, fourteen weeks.
N° 012
Manteau Halo
cashmere, raw selvedge
N° 013
Veste Argent
silver-thread brocade, lined
N° 014
Pantalon Lumière
wool gabardine, satin stripe
N° 015
Cape Cendre
dévoré velvet, ribbon ties
— From the Journal
Notes from the atelier.
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10.18.26
on the slowness of pleats
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09.02.26
the gold rule, revisited
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07.27.26
a conversation with élise
Patience is the only luxury that compounds.