Description
For more than 30 years, Le?la Menchari (born 1928) was responsible for designing the traffic-stopping window displays at Herm?s' prestigious flagship store at 24 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honor? in Paris. Menchari's aesthetic vision and her sense of colour and texture created magnificent installations that brought the best out of silk and leather. Born in Tunis and considering herself a citizen of the world, Menchari was inspired by her journeys to the Near and Far East, her encounters with extraordinary figures of the art world and her Beaux-Arts training. For Herm?s she created Egyptian archaeological sites with sand and crumbling statues and iconic scenes of Paris with monuments crafted out of organza, among many other fantasies. Featuring a preface by Herm?s CEO Axel Dumas, this extensively illustrated, sumptuous publication focuses on 137 Herm?s storefronts created by Le?la Menchari between 1978 and 2013.
Binding: Hardback
Binding: Hardback