Leila Menchari

"Illustrates Menchari¿s intricate, ornate oeuvre.¿ ¿Joseph Akel, L''Officiel

For more than 30 years, Le¿ Menchari (born 1928) was responsible for designing the traffic-stopping window displays at Herm¿ prestigious flagship store at 24 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honor¿n Paris. Menchari¿s aesthetic vision and her sense of color and texture created magnificent installations that brought the best out of silk and leather. Born in Tunis and considering herself a citizen of the world, Menchari was inspired by her journeys to the Near and Far East, her encounters with extraordinary figures of the art world and her Beaux-Arts training. For Herm¿she created Egyptian archaeological sites with sand and crumbling statues and iconic scenes of Paris with monuments crafted out of organza, among many other fantasies. Featuring a preface by Herm¿CEO Axel Dumas, this extensively illustrated, sumptuous publication focuses on 137 Herm¿storefronts created by Le¿ Menchari between