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Silk Coat This baby blue silk coat hails from Balenciaga’s elusive Le Dix line—a diffusion label from the late 1970s to early ’90s that broadened the house’s reach beyond its Paris atelier.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 Eventually, the 12 artisans were invited to the brand’s embroidery atelier in Shanghai for an exchange with Su embroidery.—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Ann Lowe, a designer who poured into her atelier decades ago, gets her due in the book; an article on her ran in the publication in November 1960.—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025 Image In her atelier, Ms. Greiss waved at a large felt board covered with drawings of animals, late-stage jewelry designs and conceptual collages.—Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for atelier
Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French astelier woodpile, from astele splinter, from Late Latin astella, diminutive of Latin astula
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