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Trimmings Illustrated by Olga Demidova Join Penguin on his shoppingTrimmings details the history of Declercqs passementerie, the fine art of detail in haute couture. In 1852, Joseph Bertaud bought a small trimmings factory in Paris that had been making passementerie since 1760. Although passementeriethe woven textile accessories adorning furniture and clothing in the form of a fringe, tassel, braid, crest, and beyondreached France in the Middle Ages, the house continues to uphold the excellence and pass down the