THE PIECES

The archive of the house — each mark drawn once, embroidered by hand, worn as identity. Write to the atelier with the name of a piece; we reply personally.

L’ARCHIVE DIX PLANCHES
La Différence worn on the course — first light, the red seal on the chest La Différence — the red stamp seal, letters set in an arc
PLANCHE I

LA DIFFÉRENCE

The house seal — a word set in an arc, stamped in the house red. It marks a piece once, never repeated as pattern.

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PLANCHE I — LA DIFFÉRENCE SUIVANT ↓
Dabbistic France worn over a chessboard — the mother signature on the right shoulder Dabbistic France — champagne couture monogram above a flourish
PLANCHE II

DABBISTIC FRANCE

The mother signature — the earliest motif of the house, the name as one couture monogram, carried on the right shoulder.

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PLANCHE II — DABBISTIC FRANCE SUIVANT ↓
Fait sur terre par l'humain worn at the stables — the creed on the left shoulder Fait sur terre par l'humain — deep green calligraphy
PLANCHE III

FAIT SUR TERRE PAR L’HUMAIN

Made on Earth, by the human — the creed of the house in deep green calligraphy, worn as a quote on the left shoulder.

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PLANCHE III — FAIT SUR TERRE SUIVANT ↓
DÉOT lumière worn in the fencing salle — a fine line of a mark DÉOT lumière — fine black mark
PLANCHE IV

DÉOT LUMIÈRE

The light hand — the DÉOT mark in its fine weight, a whisper of a line, for pieces that carry nothing else.

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PLANCHE IV — DÉOT LUMIÈRE SUIVANT ↓
DÉOT épais worn at the billiards table — the heavy mark under low brass light DÉOT épais — heavy black mark
PLANCHE V

DÉOT ÉPAIS

The heavy hand — the same mark, cut thick. Two weights of one signature, chosen to the garment, never both at once.

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PLANCHE V — DÉOT ÉPAIS SUIVANT ↓
TEDL'e worn mid-game — the full phrase in champagne script TEDL'e — Tout est dans l'esprit, in champagne script
PLANCHE VI

TEDL’E

Tout est dans l’esprit — everything is in the mind. A quote folded into an acronym; the name keeps its secret.

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PLANCHE VI — TEDL’E SUIVANT ↓
EVAF worn trackside — the question in champagne script EVAF — Êtes-vous assez fou?, in champagne script
PLANCHE VII

EVAF

Êtes-vous assez fou? — are you mad enough. The house asking its question, worn by those whose answer is yes.

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PLANCHE VII — EVAF SUIVANT ↓
Repos D'honor worn on the lawn — croquet at a slow afternoon Repos D'honor — champagne script mark
PLANCHE VIII

REPOS D’HONOR

The rest of honour — one of two marks in the D’honor line, drawn for pieces made to be lived in, not saved for occasions.

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PLANCHE VIII — REPOS D’HONOR SUIVANT ↓
Vestige D'honor worn on a grass court — tennis whites at golden hour Vestige D'honor — champagne script mark
PLANCHE IX

VESTIGE D’HONOR

The trace of honour — the second D’honor mark, the trace a piece leaves after years of wear.

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PLANCHE IX — VESTIGE D’HONOR SUIVANT ↓
DMTD worn at the eight ball — the mascot and claim under the pendant lamp DMTD — Dabbistic makes the Différence, with the winged mascot
PLANCHE X

DMTD

Dabbistic makes the Différence — the mascot above the claim, one letter deliberately out of line, the tilted F doing the smiling.

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PLANCHE X — DMTD ENQUIRE ↓

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