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… For decades, they have played an essential but unsung role in the fashion industries of Europe, Japan and the United States.”I like working with Julien because he is another master craftsperson who knows his subject very well,” said director Chetan Desai, 55. “He has a lot of fantasy. He comes up with his own concepts and I have to translate those ideas into embroidery. “It has been a very challenging experience and at the same time, it has been very fruitful,” he added.

Back in France, Julien Fournié sends the compliments back. “What they know how to do better than anyone is to embroider with degraded gold thread, passing it through transparent beads to create colour gradients. It’s unprecedented,” he said…

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