The Musée Soieries Brochier presents, starting November 10, 2023, the exhibition “A Collection of Patterned Velvets: Brochier Soieries and Bianchini Férier.”
The story begins in 2022 when Cédric Brochier was approached by Liliane Gaubin to create a silk scarf for the 125th anniversary of the Alliance Française of Chicago. During their initial meeting, Mrs. Gaubin inquired about the origin of some fabric samples she noticed on the large wall covered with rebracks in the office. She believed she recognized Bianchini Férier fabrics that her mother, Catherine Gaubin, had been purchasing in Buenos Aires since 1971 for the tailoring of haute couture dresses.
Liliane Gaubin possesses a collection of over 1,000 dresses that belonged to her mother. She invited Mr. Brochier to Chicago to explore this collection and identify pieces that might have been made from the fabrics of his house. During their subsequent meeting in Chicago a few months later, five dresses in Bianchini Férier’s patterned velvet were authenticated. Mrs. Gaubin then decided to donate them to the museum.
This exceptional encounter sparked the desire to bring together dresses made from the silk velvets of Brochier Soieries and Bianchini Férier to showcase the fabrics that made them renowned. Research was initiated in the United States to find other dresses made from the fabrics of the houses. Eleven dresses were discovered from San Francisco to Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego, including creations by Chanel, Valentino, Michael Casey, James Galanos, Caroline Charles, and Guy Laroche.
We invite you to discover this collection of patterned velvet dresses by Brochier Soieries and Bianchini Férier, exhibited from November 10, 2023, at the Musée Soieries Brochier, as well as at the Atelier de Soierie and in our boutique at 21 Rue du Boeuf.