1827, FOUNDING OF THE ORIGINAL DUVELLEROY FAN HOUSE IN PARIS

Duvelleroy began with the dream of young man called Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy. This dream was to bring fans back into women’s hands. The Duchess de Berry organized a sumptuous ball which made this happen, with a quadrille that could only be danced with a fan. One dance, and fans were back: a true kick off for the house of Duvelleroy. The house’s delicately crafted fans, characteristic of the French Couture, rendered it the official supplier to the queens, starting with Queen Victoria.

The Duvelleroy fashion fans are manufactured in small series by in a family-run partner atelier based near Valencia, the Spanish birthplace of handfans. Each cotton leaf is stiffened, pleated and mounted by hand on wood frames.