06/04/2020
Leïla Menchari, the Tunisian designer who elevated window dressing to an art form with her spectacular designs for , has passed away in Paris at the age of 93.
Born in 1927 in Tunis, trained as a fine art painter in Tunis and Paris. After a brief stint as a model for Guy Laroche, she started working under ’ former head of windows, Annie Beaumel, in 1961.
She took over designing the house’s windows from 1978 to 2013, working with a number of artisans from the universe and beyond, ranging from stone-cutters to sculptors, while also directing the Hermès color committee, which sets the trends for the house’s famed silk scarves.
Rest in Peace, Leïla Menchari.🌹