What Lemaire Le Marais is known for
Lemaire's rue Elzévir store presents clothing and accessories from the house led by Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran. Opened in 2023, the Marais premises pair the collections with handmade tiles and furniture within the interior. The clothes favour modular silhouettes and layering, while fabric sourcing spans Europe and Japan rather than one origin.
Lemaire opened its rue Elzévir flagship in the Marais in March 2023, moving into a larger Paris retail setting. The house is led by Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran, whose collections develop clothing intended for repeated combinations. Modular shapes and layering are recurring parts of that approach, alongside attention to fabric and construction.
The shop's interior adds another set of materials to the clothes and accessories on display. Handmade bejmat tiles and abaca mats sit alongside wooden furniture and ceramic stands across the space. These elements belong to the presentation of the shop, rather than proving how every garment is produced.
A visit is most useful for someone considering the relationship between individual pieces within a wardrobe. The clothing can be considered together with the house's accessories instead of as a series of isolated seasonal purchases. Fabrics come primarily from Europe and Japan, according to the house's account of its production approach. That is a statement about sourcing and should not be mistaken for a universal country of garment manufacture.
In the press
- WWD 2023
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