Callot Soeurs

Callot Soeurs, also known as the Callot Sisters, was one of the most influential fashion design houses of the 1910s and 1920s in Paris. It was founded in 1895 by the four Callot sisters: Marie Callot Gerber, Marthe Callot Bertrand, Regina Callot Tennyson-Chantrell, and Joséphine Callot Crimon. Their mother, a lacemaker, taught them all, and the eldest sister, Marie, had formal training in dressmaking. They began their business by enhancing blouses and lingerie with antique l…