GRANDDAD-LONGSHIRT
FISHSCALEᴹᴬᴿᴮᴸᴱᴰ
100% COTTON Voile Camo
GRANDDAD-LONGSHIRT FISHSCALEᴹᴬᴿᴮᴸᴱᴰ 100% COTTON Voile Camo
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Long shirt with round flat “granddad” collar, forward buttoned placket, and straight sides. Hem extends below the seat for coverage; side slits aid stride. Sleeves are set for reach, with cuffs that secure without excess thickness. The collar reduces bulk at the neck while permitting air flow. Worn over light trousers in warm interiors or alone for rest. In French Guiana the extra length added protection while remaining breathable, reducing exposure to insects and brush.
Forest and river systems in French Guiana support diverse fauna. Venomous snakes such as bushmaster and fer-de-lance inhabit undergrowth. Large tarantulas, including the Goliath birdeater, and Amazonian black scorpions are present. Jaguars range along forest margins; black caimans occupy rivers. Along estuaries, bull and tiger sharks occur. Clothing combined coverage with breathability to reduce bites and stings while coping with heat and humidity.
DETAILS
DETAILS
Our article number:9168
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 VOILE 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
Studying marbled endpapers in a scientific library, ink pooling on cotton fibres, in Winter of 1925.
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
PRALINE LE MOULT : A graduate of both CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS and Head Alumni at the ÉCOLE des BEAUX-ARTS de PARIS, winner of the 2005 LVMH Young Creatives Prize, Praline draws on her family history to create what she describes as ‘home-adventure-wear in retro cuts’.
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