SHAWL
BEES
100% SILK Crêpe Dots digital-print
SHAWL BEES 100% SILK Crêpe Dots digital-print
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Shawl, hemmed at the edges. The light weave allowed it to be folded around the neck, tied across the head, or carried in a pocket. Today it works as a multipurpose accessory in hot cities or summer travel. In French Guiana, where Eugène Le Moult spent his youth, such shawls were valued for their adaptability in the equatorial climate—keeping sun off the head, absorbing sweat, or serving as a quick cover during sudden rainfall.
French Guiana’s equatorial position brings heat above 30 °C, humidity near saturation, and heavy rainfall most months of the year. A cloth as small as a bandana could be critical in such conditions, doubling as head covering, sweat cloth, or rain shield. Everyday adaptations like this made tropical wear fundamentally different from what Parisian ateliers were producing a century ago.
DETAILS
DETAILS
Our article number:9115
MATERIAL
MATERIAL
SILK
• woven as in the 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 CRÊPE 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
The Jardin des Plantes in Paris held exotic plants and scientific collections. Le Moult’s family ties connected his butterflies with the institution’s curatorial staff.
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.
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