Puces Lover: Anaïs Romand

How the Paris Flea Market inspires those who love it.

Anaïs Romand photographed by Toby Glanville in her Romainville atelier, 2023.

Anaïs Romand is a multi-award-winning costume designer who has created costumes for 49 films and counting, and the Puces is one of her essential working tools. Far from being a simple source of inspiration, the Puces function for her as a working archive – a place of research and sourcing, especially for the historical films that make up a large part of her work. I literally bumped into Anaïs at the Puces, on the Falbalas stand, while researching this book. That chance encounter led to a conversation, and eventually to her opening the doors of her atelier and generously sharing her working world.