PARIS.- The exhibition reveals another aspect of femininity, from the North of Syria to the Sinaï peninsula, introducing an exceptional collection of 150 traditional costumes and accessories from the Near East, selected by designer Christian Lacroix, in close co-operation with Hana Chidiac, Head of the North African and Near East collections at the musée du quai Branly. From this common work has emerged a poetic journey punctuated by sumptuous garments, the majority of which are exhibited in France for the first time: festive dresses, coats, veils and head-dresses which comprised the bride’s trousseau illustrate, in a unique way, the continuity of the traditions and knowledge developed and transmitted from mother to daughter. Homage to the millennary art of embroidery, the exhibition shows the work of these women who have sought, over