Paris - Gloves Galore: June 2023

 Discovering Thomasine 

Amid the busy days of our Paris-Dressed: The History of Fashion tour, led by the fashion historians, Cassidy Zachary and April Calahan, we had a day to explore on our own. Susan and I planned our day around a visit to a bespoke glove maker, lunch at the La Samarataine department store and a trip to Le Musée Picasso.

Discovering unique creators of fashion is one of my passions and certain roads lead to these discoveries. Through the online platform, Homo Farber, which highlights master artisans from around the world, I learned of Thomasine Barnekow, a couturiére of gloves. 

I made an appointment to meet Thomasine at her boutique at 23 Galerie Véro-Dodat. Susan and I arrived by taxi and strolled the Galerie waiting for our 11 a.m. appointment

La Galerie Véro-Dodat

Thomasine describes her gloves as "like soft jewelry".

Thomasine works with major French fashions houses for

runway shows, the Opéra Bastille and contemporary artists.

Over Hibiscus tea, Thomasine, who is Swedish and grew up on a farm, told me of doing hand sewing with her grandmother while the ladies in the sewing circle gave her cookies. She is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands which is considered the Bauhaus of today.

I choose these yellow gloves made of lambskin

with black calf leather cuffs. 

Thomasine sources the

lambskin from France and Italy.

In the window is one of her fanciful art-glove creations.

I also got these violet gloves

with black strappy cuffs.

Susan, my companion on this visit.

Thomasine's beautifully wrapped

gloves trimmed with a

pheasant feather.

Merci, Thomasine,

It was a pleasure to meet you!

À Bientôt.

More Paris to come.