Callot Sœurs is the name of a French fashion house opened in 1895 at 24 rue Taitbout in Paris, by the four Callot sisters: Marie Callot-Gerber, Callot-Bertrand Marthe, Regina Callot-Tennyson-Chantrell and Joséphine Callot-Crimont . Mrs. Callot mother was lacemaker, she passes on her know-how to her daughters and especially her elder Marie (Callot wife Gerber). The sisters begin by embellishing with lace and ribbons some clothes such as lingerie or blouses. These early successes push them to improve other clothes. In 1914, the company moved to larger premises located at 9-11 Avenue Matignon. Marie, the older sister is in charge of the design, having previously worked for Parisian designers. During the 1920s, it was one of the most fashionable fashion houses, obviously recognized for the use of lace, ribbons and trimmings, but also for their exotic details and the use of laminated fabrics, moires which won a great success especially for evening dresses. Marie Callot-Gerber who ran the house since the end of the first world war, died in 1927. Pierre Gerber, son of Marie Callot-Gerber, took over as director and model maker, but the house will not find the same success. In 1937, the company was bought by Calvet, but finally closed in 1953. In 1988, the rights of the Callot fashion house were bought by the Lummen family, known for reviving the Vionnet fashion house in 1995.