Lucien Pellat-Finet Explained

Lucien Pellat-Finet
Death Place:	Brazil
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Fashion designer, businessman
Known For:	Luxury Cashmere Sweaters

Lucien Pellat-Finet (– 26 February 2024) was a French fashion designer.^[1] He specialised in cashmere and started with knitted luxurious sweaters.^[2] Intarsia knitters from Edinburgh are used to knit the sweaters since the area is known for producing high-end cashmere.^[3] In 2020, the label was acquired by Thierry Gillier, creative director and CEO of Zadig & Voltaire, who renamed the brand Pellat-Finet.^[4] This marked the rebirth of the brand, still producing some of the finest carded cashmere sweaters in the world. The label has a store in Paris located 326 Rue Saint Honoré in the 1er arrondissement.^[5]

Lucien Pellat-Finet drowned on 26 February 2024, at the age of 78.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A LUCIEN DREAM. British Vogue. en-GB. 29 August 2019.
2. News: FASHION DIARY; When Older Is Smarter. Trebay. Guy. 5 March 2004. The New York Times. 29 August 2019. en-US. 0362-4331.
3. Web site: Chic, Cozy Spring Cashmere. Prabhakar. Hitha. Forbes. en. 29 August 2019.
4. Web site: Zargani . Luisa . King of Cashmere Lucien Pellat-Finet Dead . WWD . 27 February 2024.
5. Web site: Diderich . Joelle . French Cashmere Brand Pellat-Finet Appoints Dryce Lahssan as Creative Director . WWD . 1 September 2023.
6. News: King of Cashmere Lucien Pellat-Finet Dead . 29 February 2024 . WWD . 27 February 2024.