Lecoanet Hemant

Between East and West, explosions of colour and a mischievous spirit, poetry and odes to other lands, sculptural draping and couture saris, asymmetry and gravity-defying designs, opulence and uncommon materials, flower women and jewel-box gowns, Lecoanet Hemant invites us on a journey.

In 1981, Frenchman Didier Lecoanet and Indian-German Hemant Sagar merge their names to found their fashion house.

Putting on thirty-three shows from 1984 to 2000, Lecoanet Hemant helps make Paris the international fashion capital it is today.

In 2000, Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar left Paris to set up shop in New Delhi and begin a new chapter in their fashion-design story. Today, bolstered by this hybrid heritage, their label Genes Lecoanet Hemant carries on a modus operandi that blends tradition with modernity. The story of this atypical pair is told in two parts : after reigning as « the Orientalists of Paris » for two decades, the designers have now been « the Parisians of India » for two more.