Francois Lesage, widely acknowledge as the greatest couture embroiderer and an iconic figure inside the fashion world, died last night at age 82. M Lesage’s death will reignite the debate about the purpose of the sartorial art form, and its role as an expression of French culture.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.