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HISTORIC

Based in Paris , "ERIC ET LYDIE" is born in 1994 ; thanks to the meeting of two arts and fashion lovers .

Lydie Chabot certificated in plastics arts in university and was also a student from the very famous Studio Bercot in Paris .
Eric Samain got a spanish diploma, an economy licence and start to work with  the french fashion designer Stella Cadente.

First they both worked in differents jewelery and fashion accessories companies , Montana , Véronique Leroy , Mahmoud Akram .

They quickly decided to get their own workshop and they started working together .

The french magazine " Depeche Mode " invided them to present their first collection in october 1994 during the fashion fair in Paris. .
From 1995 Christian Lacroix , Gilles Rosier asked them to accessorize their defile .
Other designers such as Valentino , Ungaro , Vanessa Bruno trusted in their talent.
In 1996 the famous english film director Kenneth Branagh asked them some jewels for his picture " Hamlet" . in 2010 they work for the film " Adèle Blanc Sec " directed by  Luc Besson.

July 1995 they opened their first boutique in Paris ( passage du grand cerf , Paris 2e ).
There they present all their creations but also a great selection of french and europeans accessories designers .
september 2008 they opened their second shop in Lille ( north of France) in the old historic town.

 

Eric et Lydie ' s work is based on the record of the 19th century jewels .They try to translate in a modern way the necklaces their grand mothers use to wear.
Nature is also a great inspiration . Delicate stones , flowers and poetics necklaces , earings , rings and bracelets mixing antic patin on silver plated , bronze plated or gold plated metal with natural and semi- precious stones.