The best fashion and gift stores Tarn

More than a year ago, Thierry Close, manager of the Carrelages and decorating store in Lavaur, had the idea of designing the "Life Tarn" brand for saving the Registration Plate in 81. Life Tarn is now a line of clothing and products found in its boutique shop. We love the initiative of this manager, who is in love with his department, who contributes to raising the 81 out of his borders with the creation of this identity brand! We also like the "cozy" side of its store, its "vintage" objects and this spirit "more commercial than commercial". See absolutely!

For several generations, this family-run business has preserved an invaluable savoir-faire: the creation of fabrics made from natural fibers. The company offers 100% Tarn fabrics and made-to-measure products that are resistant, durable and of the highest quality. In boutiques in Albi, Castres and Mazamet, or online, you'll find a wide range of table linens, pantry linens, bathroom and bath linens, plaids and fashion accessories.

If you want to bring a souvenir of your passage to Graulhet, you need to push the door of the Rose-Marie shop. Rose-Marie creates its own models, made of tailor-made for excellent value for money. It can also make adjustments on your favorite leather jacket. She makes clothes for clothes designers. But you won't know who, it's top secret!

In Albi, American car enthusiasts won't want to miss the Frontoni Automobiles garage. It's the undisputed specialist in American cars in Albi. The company offers routine maintenance, mechanics, preparation, restoration, sale of parts and accessories and, above all, vehicle import and homologation services for vintage and modern American cars. Visit this garage and you'll discover modern and vintage American vehicles available for sale.

Welcome to a world of girls, where craftsmanship shines with a thousand sequins! Nestled in the heart of the Tarn, in Graulhet, La Cartablière is home to leather craftsmen with recognized know-how. Labelled as a Living Heritage Company, the workshop produces a complete line of bags and small leather goods. Leathers rigorously selected in France and Italy, components coming from Lille, Roanne and Lyon, and sequins that bring a lot of originality to these unexpected creations!

Les Ateliers Fourès is a leather goods factory located in the town of Graulhet, where the leather heritage is thousands of years old. Existing since 1969 and labeled Living Heritage Company, the factory is an exciting place, with a rare know-how. It offers an immersive guided tour in the heart of the manufacture of bags, wallets and belts that allows to learn the fundamentals of the leather material, and where we discover, step by step, from cutting to finishing, the craftsmen, their gesture and their machine.

Le Camping-Car 81 - Garage de St-Palais is a leisure vehicle dealership located in Castres, in the Tarn region of France. Since 1989, this family-run business has been offering repair and maintenance services for motorhomes and cars of all makes. They have two on-site workshops, with a team of qualified technicians. In addition to mechanical and bodywork services, they also have a self-service motorhome accessories store. Here you'll find a wide range of outdoor equipment, electrical goods, household appliances and more. The garage also offers a second-hand motorhome depot.

Albi Camping-Cars is a leisure vehicle dealership located in Puygouzon, near Albi. They offer a wide range of new and used motorhomes, vans and vans of various makes. They also offer after-sales services, with professional technicians carrying out repairs using original manufacturer parts. The workshop specializes in motorhomes, vans and vans, and offers bodywork, mechanics, maintenance, breakdown and repair work, as well as the fitting of accessories. Vehicle visits can be arranged by appointment with the sales team.

With 45 years' experience in knitting and tailoring, the Castres-based company cultivates excellence in its two business segments: technical sweaters and fashion. Through its Regain Perform brand, the workshop offers a wide range of innovative uniforms and professional garments for firefighters, the French Navy, the Gendarmerie Nationale, the guards at the Louvre Museum... But it doesn't forget style-conscious men!

Founded in 1983 in Burlats, in the heart of the Sidobre region, Atelier Missegle manufactures socks, sweaters and accessories in natural fibers, cultivating the transmission of a unique artisan know-how. Myriam Joly, who runs this company with her two sons, strongly imbued with the department's textile DNA, has chosen to make the most of the finest natural fibers. A specialist in mohair wool from the outset, the company also likes to work with merino wool, yak down, organic Scottish yarn, linen and exclusive blends. Noble fabrics and materials entrusted to the care of a fairy-fingered team. Knitting, tailoring, reknitting, quality control... The Missegle workshop employs some forty people who breathe simplicity and authenticity into the brand's products. In addition to rigorous cutting and delicate finishing - all done by hand - the socks and other garments offer unrivalled comfort.

To vadrouiller with four legs or on its two feet, to the city or to the countryside, Patatrac offers you a world filled with colors where the creativity of children's drawings gives life to playful and comfortable clothes. Using printing processes without heavy metals - and as children are hard to cook with fragile skin - the collections are entirely made of organic cotton, naturally soft, resilient and very pleasant for the skin of the smallest.

Filature du Parc specializes in yarns made from natural and recycled materials, and is one of the market leaders, with a presence in over forty countries. With sixty-five years' experience, this Tarn-based company has acquired recognized and highly-appreciated technique and know-how in the manufacture of classic and fancy carded yarns. With a collection of over forty yarn qualities, ten of which are recycled, the company caters particularly to professionals in the apparel, furniture and industrial knitting markets.

At the foot of the Black Mountain in the Tarn, the Alran company has been perpetuating traditional know-how since 1903. Specialized in goat, calf and buffalo leathers, its products are intended for leather goods, furniture, bookbinding and sheathing, footwear and orthopedics. Today, the company is proud to work hand in hand with major luxury houses, renowned industrialists, but also art craftsmen and young designers.

Specialized in natural fiber socks, the Missègle workshop has been creating forty years warm wool socks thanks to their exceptional natural fibers such as mohair, camel or yak, with or without elastic. In the store next to the workshop, you can also find a large choice of wool sweaters and vests or mohair sweaters, blankets and plaids. You can visit the workshop all year long to discover more about the history of the company and the secrets of its production.

A few steps from Rose-Marie Marcel, this is another store dedicated to the leather industry, the pride of the city. In a clear, square and design environment, you can buy bags, wallets, lockers, and many leather goods manufactured in Graulhet.

The Laquière factory is the region's last artisan tannery manufacturer. Its history is a perfect illustration of Mazamet's evolution. Founded in 1856 on the factory road leading up to the Pic de Nore, the town once boasted 300 specialized businesses. The leather industry has suffered a severe decline over the last century. But La Laquière survives thanks to quality work and ancestral know-how. Clothes are made in the workshop adjoining the boutique, where a dozen seamstresses are hard at work.

The work of the artisans at Serres leather goods is akin to that of a goldsmith! In the workshop, each piece of leather is meticulously cut, sewn, glued and edged. Collaborating with leading luxury houses, Philippe Serres has developed his own high-end collection of bags, satchels, briefcases, wallets, purses, cardholders, pouches and belts made mainly from skins from French-processed cows, calves, deer and bullocks.

Located in the charming village of Saint Amans Valtoret, in the Tarn region, Dormilaine is an artisanal manufacturer of bedding made of pure virgin wool from Lacaune sheep. Jean Rouanet, manufacturer of artisanal mattresses since 1984, created in 1988, his own wool transformation company. Working exclusively with natural materials, the wool process is totally controlled, from the sheep to the finished product. Dormilaine, located in a former woolen factory, is classified as a "Living Heritage Company", and perpetuates the tradition of woolen bedding.

Doggies Discount calls itself a "boutique for dogs at low prices". It offers a wide range of dog accessories. You'll find leashes and harnesses, but also clothing and all kinds of toys and rarer items: refreshing collars for summer, lures for hunting... The store also sells accessories for the car, show armbands, food and bedding. Orders can be picked up in Rabastens on request, to avoid shipping costs.

Le Gaminet, a clothing brand born out of a play on words proposed in 1974 by a journalist at Le Monde, seduces with its franchouillard spirit and its attachment to French values. Its emblematic T-shirts with their hexagonal tricolor logo proudly display their 100% organic cotton made in France origin. Behind this pretty vintage label lies founder Jérôme Magron's commitment to ethical, no-holds-barred fashion. His humorous creations, such as the famous "Chocolatine, tu mangeas; pain au chocolat, tu refuseras", add a much-appreciated offbeat touch.