Artist and Former Artistic Director at Hermès, Leïla Menchari Has Died

Lindsay Judge   |   05-04-2020

Leïla Menchari, artist and former Artistic Director of the  24 Faubourg, the Hermès flagship store in Paris has passed away. A key member of the Hermès team from 1961, Menchari’s visual concepts inspired millions and helped to bring to life the story of the French fashion house.

 

An outstanding dreamer and storyteller, she was the Artistic Director of the windows of 24 Faubourg, the Hermès flagship store in Paris. Her visual concepts never ceased to arouse curiosity, astonishment and surprise to the amazement of passers-by, creating windows that opened to another realm. “Thanks to Leïla, exoticism found a home, happily and permanently, in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré“, says Axel Dumas, Hermès CEO.

 

Leïla Menchari has long been the driving force behind the House’s Colours Committee, leaving a legacy through her elegance and her extraordinary sense of nuance evident in the Women’s Silk collection.

 

“Many of us at Hermès have learned a lot from Leïla. She taught us to look at the world through the prism of colour. She was a storyteller without equal that enchanted the world. We are infinitely grateful to her for all that she has done for us, that she passed on to us”, adds Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès Artistic Director.

 

In 2017, Hermès à tire-d’aile, les Mondes de Leïla Menchari, an exhibition which celebrated her vision at the Grand Palais, allowed a wider audience to discover her unique and poetic universe.

 

Our thoughts are with hers and the Hermès family at this sad time.

 

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