Established as a couture house in the eighties, Lecoanet Hemant created 33 collections with the aim of transitioning from artisanal to semi-industrial. In 2000, the multi-award winning designers behind the brand – Hemant Sagar and Didier Lecoanet – moved their business metaphorically from couture to ready-to-wear, and physically, from Paris to New Delhi.
The exhibition was inaugurated in the capital by His Excellency Mr Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India over Piano Rag/A Time by international concert pianist, singer and composer-Ariane Gray Hubert at the chic city venue, Bikaner House that resonates with the theme of the bygone era with today’s India modern pride.
Through this unique exhibition, the designers aim to spread awareness about the need to invest in research and design that can be instrumental in placing India on the map for Global Fashion. The show demonstrates the intrinsic research that goes into developing certain designs by hand and how the same idea has been re-developed to become an exceptional commercial product. On display, at the exhibition, are over 70-80 creations; some made in Paris (1984-2000) and the other half at their Gurgaon Atelier (2000-2017).
“There is a sense of fashion nostalgia, a celebration of artisanal excellence, an ode to our labour of love that we hope to evoke. We see a promise of a pragmatic future that beholds Indian fashion,” added Hemant Sagar and Didier Lecoanet.
