During Solstiss events displayed at the end of 2003 at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann Paris called "Détournements de Dentelles" SOLSTISS adorned an ADIDAS tracksuit with lace in a Haute Couture style.

ADIDAS has been seduced by the unexpected blend of technical knowhow and sophistication and has merchandised a limited series tracksuit in ADIDAS's own black and signature turquoise.[More...]

During SOLSTISS events displayed at the end of 2003 at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann Paris, called "Détournementsde Dentelles" SOLSTISS adorned an ADIDAS tracksuit with lace in a Haute Couture style.

ADIDAS has been seduced by the unexpedted blend of technical knowhow and sophitication and has merchandised a limited series tracksuit in ADIDAS's own black and signature turquoise. [More...]

"Solstiss was my first supplier!"

How did you start to become interested in lace ?

I was always fascinated by 18th and 19th century clothing, shawls, collars, blouses. Especially those made from Chantilly, the most mysterious lace, light and transparent. I have been rummaging in second hand stores for years. I keep my treasures in dozens of cardboard boxes. Unfortunately, they get damaged very quickly. Silk lace, in particular, burns or breaks. Sometimes, I dig out large shawls for use as accessories for a fashion show...[More...]

"Nothing is more glamorous than a woman in a lace sheath".

First memory of lace?

When I was a little girl, Iused to peak in the drawers to admire my mother's elegant underwear.

Your first buy ?

In Senegal, the second-hand clothes dealers used to sell bundles of French lace. I used to rush out to buy it, then dye in the bath which woiuld become green, pink or Coca Cola-coloured ! I could play at being a princess.[More...]