This Wednesday, March 24, 2021, the auction of a hundred wedding dresses signed Max Chaoul was organized in the morning. The next day, 276 cocktail dresses will be sold from 2:30 p.m. in the former boutique on rue François Dauphin, near Place Bellecour, in Lyon.
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Wedding dresses auctioned this Wednesday March 24, 2021. They are signed Max Chaoul. The Lyon fashion designer died a few months ago at the age of 70. He succumbed on December 1, 2020 to a devastating cancer. Max Chaoul was known for his wedding dresses. His fame, acquired in the mid-90s, had extended far beyond the borders of France.
Several dozen pieces are scattered today at auction. A last gift to his admirers. Sixty wedding dresses come from her Parisian boutique on rue des Saints-Pères and around fifty pieces were without her historic boutique in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, rue François-Dauphin. Pieces of silk or organza, embellished with feathers, pearls, embroidery or lace. Auctions start from 200 – 300 euros, up to 800 euros for creations that were worth 2,000 to 15,000 euros for the most complex and worked, explained Éric Vignier, auctioneer clerk. “We sell dresses that were created by a Lyon figure, one of Lyon’s most famous couturiers. There is a sentimental side for the Lyonnais and the people who have benefited from these wedding dresses “
The sale is only made live on interencheres-live this Wednesday morning. Those interested or curious, however, could go and admire a few pieces at the Lyon boutique on Monday, March 22. For those who want to treat themselves to a dream piece and who have seen the wedding dress of their dream escape them, they still have a chance: 276 cocktail dresses will be sold on Thursday March 25 from 2:30 p.m., rue François-Dauphin, . They were also visible at the beginning of the week.
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