Duvelleroy – hand fan – Paris 7
Founded in Paris in 1827 by Jean-Pierre DUVELLEROY, the House of DUVELLEROY was born out of a man’s ultimate dream: to bring fans back into women’s hands.
If the House of DUVELLEROY survived After War although the habit of wearing fans declined in the West, it is thanks to the passion of its inheritor, who conserved pleating moulds, vintage fans, sketches for sticks, guards and leafs with the conviction to “make something out of it one day”.
Waiting to see the sleeping beauty wake anew, he contributed to the realization of several exhibits, among which one at the Paris Galliera Fashion Museum in 1985, and participated to numerous publications on DUVELLEROY.
One is passionate of brand heritage, the other has worn fans since childhood.
When Eloïse and Raphaëlle met, together they forged a dream : to resuscitate couture fans, by redeveloping one of the most important Parisian fan house. They became partners with the inheritor of the DUVELLEROY house, to give a second life to the brand by launching contemporary creations.
In parallel with its collections, DUVELLEROY has perpetuated the tradition of collaborating with some famous couture houses.