COLONEL-PYJAMA
NATURAL with black piping
100% COTTON Herringbone-light
COLONEL-PYJAMA NATURAL with black piping 100% COTTON Herringbone-light
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Pyjama set with defined collar, piped seams, and straight trousers. Light yet structured. Today it is house wear that keeps dignity in warm climates. At Jaulhac, Eugène Le Moult’s château, colonel-style pyjamas suited afternoons of specimen work followed by salons in the evening.
Jaulhac combined practical tasks with cultural life. Visitors assisted in classification of butterflies by day, often wearing light garments. Evenings continued with discussion and soirées around the collection, sustaining activity outside occupied Paris.
We found the COLONEL-PYJAMA in the wardrobe of dad's grand-dad, the WORLDS's №1 butterfly hunter
handrolled Piping, a decorative trim or embellishment, originated in 19th century. Initially used in military uniforms for distinction, it became popular in civilian wear for its sharp, tailored look
DETAILS
DETAILS
handrolled Piping, a decorative trim or embellishment, originated in 19th century. Initially used in military uniforms for distinction, it became popular in civilian wear for its sharp, tailored look
Our article number:8937
MATERIAL
MATERIAL
100%ᴾᵁᴿᴱ Southern-Indian COTTON (as in the 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 heritage sample, made from fabric woven before 1947 in then British-India )
• from fields SUSTAINABLY growing cotton since at least 35AD (according to Roman Empire trade records)
• woven as in the 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 HERRINGBONE-LIGHT weave to P.Le Moult designs in nearby villages by English-speaking unionized craftspeople, descendants of the 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 weavers (in a state that has been alternating between soft-Left and hard-Left coalitions since 1957...)
STYLE
STYLE
Ocean-liner decks were exposed to wind, spray, and humidity. Le Moult’s cases of butterflies travelled in these conditions on repeated voyages.
HERITAGE
HERITAGE
LÉOPOLD LE MOULT, PIONEER OF FRENCH ORGANIC 1856-1926 : we inherited grandad's grandad's ideals
EUGÈNE LE MOULT, BUTTERFLY-HUNTER 1882-1965 : we inherited dad's grandad's wardrobe contents
CREATOR
CREATOR
EUGÈNE LE MOULT (31 December 1882, Quimper – 26 January 1965, Paris) was as famous for hunting butterflies as he was for his custom-made wardrobe. He had these clothes tailored for himself to wear on the ocean-liner to South America, and when hunting and sleeping in the jungle.
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