SMOKING-JACKET
NAVY-Velvetblue with velvetblue taping
100% COTTON Herringbone-Thick, Velvet, Embroidered
SMOKING-JACKET NAVY-Velvetblue with velvetblue taping 100% COTTON Herringbone-Thick, Velvet, Embroidered
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Jacket with shawl collar, piped cuffs, and tie belt. Structured yet light. Today it remains a refined garment for house wear. The same format appeared at Jaulhac, Eugène Le Moult’s château, during salons that mixed natural science with social evenings.
Jaulhac gave continuity to cultural life despite wartime disruption. The butterfly collection was safeguarded there, drawing natural scientists and collectors. Smoking jackets suited the tone of rural soirées that balanced elegance with informal refuge.
DETAILS
DETAILS
Taping, a functional and decorative element, has been used in garments for centuries, often for reinforcement
Our article number:9150
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-THICK 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 Atlantic crossings showed Orion and Sirius over freezing decks. Le Moult’s voyages linked tropical Guiana with the cold skies above mid-ocean.
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
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