Speed
Protos and corrections within days, fittings with your teams, without waiting for factory round trips.
The atelier — Paris
Our prototyping
atelier in Paris.
Stylists and creatives design your collections; pattern makers, cutters and sample machinists make your prototypes and pre-series in France, before large-scale production begins.
01 — Why prototype in Paris
Validate in France,
produce with confidence.
The atelier is the heart of the studio, in Paris. Our pattern makers, cutters and sample machinists make your prototypes and pre-series there, right next to your teams. Every style is perfected here — pattern, fit, construction, finishing — before it goes to the factory.
The result: large-scale production starts from an approved reference, with no surprises on fit, quality or cost.
- Paris
- prototyping & pre-series atelier
- 300,000
- pieces of storage: international transit, shipping, store assortments
- 36 → 56
- fit developed across the full size range
Control
Pattern, cutting and sewing under our eyes: every detail is approved before becoming the production reference.
Lower risk
Fit, feasibility and cost are validated before committing to volume: fewer surprises, less waste.
Pre-series in France
Small runs for a showroom, a market test or a launch, made in Paris before large-scale production.
02 — Design & art direction
Pencil and needle
in the same room.
In the atelier, stylists and creatives work alongside pattern makers and machinists. The idea becomes a sketch, the sketch becomes a prototype, seamlessly — and every creative choice is designed to be manufacturable, at the right price.
- 01Idea
- 02Mood board
- 03Sketch
- 04Tech pack
- 05Prototype
Art direction
We start from your brand's DNA: universe, target, positioning. Art direction keeps every collection consistent, season after season.
Trends & research
Trend agencies, textile fairs, street and market observation: we identify what matters to your customer, without ever copying.
Collection plan
Product families, number of styles, retail prices and target costs, basics and statement pieces: a collection built to sell.
Styling & sketching
Fashion sketches, technical flats, construction details: every style is drawn to be understood by the atelier and the factory.
Colour, prints & materials
Seasonal palettes, exclusive prints, embroidery, material choices and lab-dip approval: your collection’s signature.
Lookbook & presentation
Staging collections, lookbooks, buyer presentations and showroom samples: we support you all the way to the sale.
Three ways to create together
Bespoke design for your brand, adaptation of styles from our collections, or development of your own designs: our creatives adapt to the way you work.
Ways of working →03 — The atelier team
Expert hands,
at every step.
A complete team under one roof: from the pattern to the final stitch, everyone masters their craft and works hand in hand with the others — and with you.
Visit the atelier by appointment- A
Stylists & art directors
Art direction, trends, collection plans, sketches, colour and prints.
- B
Pattern makers
Flat pattern cutting and draping, grading, fit development, from size 36 to 56.
- C
Cutters
Marker making, spreading and cutting of protos and pre-series, respecting grain lines and pattern matching.
- D
Sample machinists
Sewing prototypes, salesman samples and pre-series, with production-grade finishing.
- E
Product development
Tech packs, bills of materials, size charts, factory hand-over files.
04 — From proto to pre-series
Six steps
before mass production.
What is perfected in the atelier becomes the reference the factory reproduces identically, at scale.
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01
Pattern maker
Pattern
The style is turned into a pattern, flat or draped, then graded across the full size range.
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02
Cutter
Cutting
Marker optimised for fabric consumption, precise cutting in the production fabric.
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03
Machinist
Sewing
The prototype is sewn with the techniques and finishes planned for production.
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04
The whole team
Fitting & corrections
Fitting on several body shapes with your teams; the pattern is corrected until the fit is right.
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05
Paris atelier
Pre-series
A small run made in France for a showroom, a market test or a first launch.
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06
Product development
Factory hand-over
Graded pattern, tech pack, size chart and sealed reference sample: the factory produces identically.
Then
Large-scale production starts in the best-suited factory — in France or in one of our seven countries — followed on site by our experts.
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