THE CAMELLIA
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Lemarié starring Mariam de Vinzelle

Lemarié,
feather worker since 1880 and flower maker

Since the 1960s, CHANEL’s emblematic camellias - like all of Lemarié’s floral ornaments - have been hand assembled petal by petal. In the completely draught-free workshops of le19M, armfuls of feathers are sorted one by one, then combed, curled or smoothed, glued or even woven. A vital partner to CHANEL for its collections, Lemarié also excels in couture sewing and creates remarkable inlays, flounces, smocks and pleats. Lemarié joined the CHANEL Métiers d’art in 1996.