The Genesis of a Couture Legacy Born into the very heart of Parisian luxury, Lucien Lelong was a man whose destiny was woven from the finest silks and laces of the Place de la Madeleine. As the son of Arthur and Éléonore Lelong, he grew up within the intimate confines of his parents' fashion house, A.E. Lelong, absorbing the nuances of textile and taste long before he ever sought a formal design education. While his mind was sharpened by the rigorous business training at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, his soul was shaped by the tactile beauty of the fabrics he learned to love from…