Raffia haute couture
by Chouchou LazareBustier dresses, skirts and exceptional pieces in finely woven Gabonese raffia, sometimes paired with wax fabric — a cloth of nobles and ceremonies carried onto Paris runways.
- Origin
- Libreville atelier
- Know-how
- Natural raffia, never dyed: braided, sewn or glued
- Raw materials
- Gabonese raffia, lace, wax fabric
- Current markets
- Gabon, international commissions
The company
Chouchou Lazare
Fashion — raffia haute couture · Estuaire
A self-taught Libreville designer, Chouchou Lazare has made Gabonese raffia — never dyed, braided, sewn or glued — his signature. First prize at the Saint-Étienne International Design Biennale (2002), founder and president of Ucréate, the Gabonese designers' association, and of the 'Atone' fashion biennale, he received the Fashion Annual Show's Achievement Award in Paris in 2026 and Gabon's Order of Merit the same year.
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Chouchou Lazare
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