Saint James
FranceFashion
Maritime knitwear from Saint-James, made in Normandy since 1889. Iconic sweaters of sturdy wool for sailors.
The story
A sweater with a sailor’s tale
In 1850, Léon Legallais started a spinning mill in Saint-James, processing wool from sheep grazing the salt meadows near Mont Saint-Michel. By 1889, his workshop created the first fisherman’s sweater: tightly knitted, sturdy wool, made for sailors.
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