Gisette

Megan Salmon's Winter 23 collection Gisette is about the Far East meeting the West, inspired by the major impact of Japanese culture on European art and design in the 19th Century.

The collection pays homage to Clemence "Gisette" Lecarpentier d'Ennery, a maverick and charismatic, gallerist and collector central to the French craze for Japonisme who has largely been forgotten.

In a time of France being overwhelmed by industrialism and mass production she championed these precious artifacts  that embodied craftsmanship and quality from an ancient culture that was admired and sought after.