HUSSAR-JACKET BLACK with black braiding 100% COTTON Velvet fabric-dyed
HUSSAR-JACKET BLACK with black braiding 100% COTTON Velvet fabric-dyed
Our HUSSAR's JACKET¹ has hand-made trimmings ornamenting its big mother-of-pearl buttons. Unlined and easy, it can be worn in bed, at work or in elegant hotel bars.
¹ Eugène Le Moult had our original HUSSAR's JACKET made to wear when receiving visitors at his château East of Bordeaux. (France's 1st Hussar Regiment is nowadays an airborne cavalry unit using tanks, not horses...)
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DETAILS
DETAILS
handrolled Frogging, originated in 17th-century Europe and was initially used on military uniforms for decorative and practical fastening purposes
& 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:9092
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 VELVET 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
Winter of 1924: an aristocratic leader has finally found a moment to relax, and is pursuing his hobby, studying Morpho butterflies (purchased from Eugène Le Moult) under a microscope in his elegantly furnished home-laboratory
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
PROJET LE MOULT: Timeless cuts from 1900-1950, originally designed for the adventurer Eugène Le Moult, reimagined with contemporary edge by his great-granddaughter, unisex elegance for all.