In Chartres, the Costume creation association La Dame à la Licorne draws up a complicated year<

Workshops that have undergone the effects of COVVI-19

The new Couture Aux Clos initiative, launched in October 2020, only lasted three weeks.For its part, creations of yesterday and today has simply had to close its doors, because """"""""it is hard for volunteers to manage the broad audience for which it was intended, which is why it has not yetreopened today.""""""""

The Lador with Unicorn, always mobilized for insertion

A predominantly female audience

This observation does not shock anyone: among the audience in integration of the lady with the unicorn, there are 21 women and 5 men. Anne-Marie Borderon déplore n'avoir aucune """"""""candidature d'homme.It is important that a workshop is mixed: young, not so young, because it is life.""""""""

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Down turnover

In 2020-2021, the association's turnover rested 45% on creations and sales of costumes/accessories.On the other hand, the fall in costume rental projects led to a loss of 15.000 € in the turnover of rentals.At the global level, after an increase in turnover between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 (54.€ 610 at 60.€ 988), the year 2020-2021 experienced a loss of 15.645 €.According to the association's volunteers, this decrease is partly due to containment periods, during the first half and the end of 2020.

A call to seamstresses to make surloche for the Chartres hospital

Less aid...But decisive support

Thanks to the financial support of her various partners, the Lady in La Licorne was able to approach the a little more serenely health crisis.The FAPE EDF, for example, allocated an exceptional subsidy of 6.000 €, which allowed the association to experience a surplus and to have a reserve over two months, at the very end of 2020. Toutefois, comme l'a souligné le commissaire aux comptes, """"""""si les efforts faits ont permis de """"""""faire passer"""""""" la crise, cet argent d'avance ne pourra pas durer après 2022.The turnover of 2021 has not yet to be drawn back, which creates uncertainties with our customers.""""""""

And after ?

The lady in La Licorne intends to continue her existing partnerships and develop new ones, while enriching her store with new costumes and accessories.In terms of socio-professional support of its employees in integration, it wishes to have the skills acquired during the workshops recognized during the professional level.

Part of her audience coming from abroad, the lady at La Licorne makes it a highlight to continue training to facilitate the acquisition of the French language, one of the main difficulties when the time comes to get startedon the job market.

Finally, at the end of the health crisis, the association plans to reopen its sewing workshops on the districts of the Madeleine and the Clos.Opening to a younger audience (under 40) also presents itself as a desire for the coming year.

The history of the castle in costume

Julia Percheron