In this remote area between Lyon and Geneva, during endless hard winters, the farmers used to carve combs from boxwood or horn, until cotton resin, also known as cellulose acetate was invented at the end of the XIXth century.

Running small workshops with apprentices, craftsmen would compete with creativity as can be seen through the collections of Oyonnax Museum "Musée du Peigne et de la Plasturgie".

True little works of art of extreme delicacy, the richly ornamented, sculpted combs, sometimes set with stones, were used to dress the noble and bourgeois heads of the early twentieth century.

Félix Huchard's original workshop was created in 1947.

Two workshops: Oyonnax and Paris

Carried by the talent of its craftsmen, some of them in the Maison for over 36 years, the brand's artisanal know-how favours the sense of detail and pervades the Jura manufacture with meticulousness at each stage of manufacturing. Likewise, the Parisian sewing workshop, fashioning headbands and textile accessories, meets the requirements of manual Haute-Couture finishes.

A thorough quality control

Recognizable by its golden A seal, each Alexandre de Paris hair accessory is certified Handmade in France. Its quality is ensured by a thorough quality control that includes sorting non-conforming parts, controlling the maintenance of pearls and crystals and verifying the proper functioning of the fastenings.

A know-how of excellence where Time rules

Many steps are often necessary to craft one single piece whose noble materials (acetate, crystal, silk, velvet, fur) are carefully outsourced in Europe only.

Blossom of a Camélia

No less than one full training year in the Manufacture and 8 steps are needed to bring to life one of Maison Alexandre de Paris iconic pieces, the Camélia, made from cellulose acetate, whose heart is embedded with Swarovski crystals: manual layering, semi-automatic cutting of the bicolour material, hot curving, old-fashioned polishing, in barrels during 48 hours, final hand polishing, crystals or pearls embedding and assembly of the petals on the A-sealed basis.

The soul of Paris in the hair

Relying on more than 75 years of experience with a unique know-how, Alexandre de Paris makes a shift in 2019 as it strengthens its brand's territory. So does its style, infused with the couture sprit of the Parisian fashion shows and nurtured by its understanding of the youngest generations' codes.

Keeping with the eternal French elegance, this so Parisian "je ne sais quoi", Maison Alexandre de Paris widens its creative field and asserts itself as a brand of fashion accessories for hair, proposing a head signature for each and every woman, whatever her style, whatever her mood, in daylight or at night.

Since the beginnings at the core of Alexandre de Paris' style, pearls, camellias and bows have become real icons over the years. They are steadily reinvented, changing for new colors or materials, and complemented with seasonal collections (Art Déco, Romantiques, Rivieras, Nautiques, Couture).

Jaw clips, barrettes, headbands and the iconic Pince Vendôme, heir of the Vendôme comb, have become the must haves of all women of all ages: from Paris to Tokyo, from Hong Kong to Shanghai, from New York City to Sao Paulo, these elegant aesthetes, these city-fashionistas wear proudly their Alexandre de Paris fashion accessory, signing their style to the tip of hair.

A style to the tip of hair...