Inside our atelier: how a single seam disappears

In our atelier in the 11th arrondissement, there is a wall of thread spools arranged by shade — not by colour family, but by the warmth of each tone against skin. This is where every garment begins: not with a sketch, but with a material conversation.

Our silk drape blouse is constructed from a single pattern piece where possible. The side seam is placed off-centre and pressed open by hand, then encased so it reads as a fold rather than a join. It takes forty minutes longer per garment. The result is a line that moves as one continuous surface.

We use a combination of French seams and flat-felled techniques depending on the fabric weight. Each decision is made at the table, not on a spec sheet. This is slow work, and we have no interest in speeding it up.

When you run your hand along the side of the blouse, you should feel nothing — only the silk, falling.