Artist Collaborations

 I begin with authentic vintage French workwear sourced in France. Each garment is upcycled before becoming the canvas for artists and artisans from different creative backgrounds.

I love seeing how the same garment can be transformed through another person’s eyes. Every collaborator brings a different technique, personality and creative language. There are no rules or house style—only a shared appreciation for craftsmanship and making something by hand.

I never know how a collaborator will reinterpret the same garment—and that’s what I love most. I also get to discover what French workwear can become.

Each collaboration tells a different story, revealing a new way for utilitarian French workwear to become Artwear.

I number each piece individually and include a tag introducing the collaborator and their work.

The Collaborators

Different artists and artisans bring their own techniques and personality, expanding AuBoulot through collaboration.

  • Julie Robert

    Based in the South of France, Julie Robert is a textile artist working with natural fibers, embroidery and weaving. Her work explores texture, volume and material.

    I have known Julie for many years and have loved watching her work evolve into a more tactile and sculptural world, with echoes of Sheila Hicks. Her craft brings softness and a three-dimensional quality to French workwear.

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  • Barbee

    French-born and based in Brooklyn, Barbee is a multi-disciplinary artisan — floral designer, landscape gardener and couturier. She brings the same curiosity and creativity to upcycling, working with hand stitching, embroidery, textiles and found materials.

    I was drawn to Barbee’s imaginative and artistic approach, and to the way she brings color, texture and unexpected details to French workwear.

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  • Scout

    Based in New York, Scout Landry is an illustrator and craftswoman. Her work moves between drawing, embroidery and beadwork, bringing a graphic and handmade quality to each piece.

    I was drawn to Scout’s artistic references and the way she transforms them through her own playful and detailed approach to craft.

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  • Poem Crown


    POEM CROWN is the textile project of artist and designer Lisa Smith. She works with vintage and found fabrics, cutting and sewing patchwork, appliqué and graphic shapes into playful, one-of-a-kind pieces.

    I was drawn to Lisa’s graphic and poetic world, and to the way she brings a distinctly American, handmade character to French workwear.

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  • I DYE FOR U

    I DYE FOR U is the natural dye studio of Isabelle Ormières, based in Montreuil, France. Her practice is rooted in plant-based color, using indigo and other natural dyes to transform textiles through an experimental, hands-on process.

    I was drawn to Isabelle’s way of working with plants and color, and to how each piece develops its own character through the dyeing process.

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  • Margarita Brum

    Margarita Brum is a Uruguayan artist based in Montevideo. Trained in photography and audiovisual work, her practice brings together embroidery, collage, photography, paper and painting.

    I was drawn to Margarita’s way of mixing different mediums and to the poetic, surreal world she creates through textile, image and imagination.

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  • Julie Hamisky

    Julie Hamisky is a French artist and sculptor whose work has been exhibited internationally. Inspired by the natural world, she preserves the delicate beauty of flowers and plants through electroplating, capturing a moment in time.

    As we say in French, elle arrête le temps.

    I was drawn to Julie’s work because she transforms something fragile into something lasting. Adding one of her small sculptures to French workwear is another example of how a simple utilitarian garment can become Artwear.

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  • Studio Route 29

    Studio Route 29 is a progressive art studio and gallery in Frenchtown, New Jersey, supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

    I love the freedom and playful spirit of the creative process at Studio Route 29. Every artist brings their own unique perspective and creative language.
    I like how their collaboration with AuBoulot transforms utilitarian French workwear into Artwear.

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  • MOIO

    MOIO is a social enterprise in Zimbabwe that works with women artisans, preserving traditional Shona craftsmanship while creating sustainable opportunities through vocational and intergenerational training.

    I was drawn to MOIO because their work combines ancestral craftsmanship with a bold, colorful graphic language. Every handcrafted detail brings another tradition and another story to French workwear.

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