Fashion stores Orthez

Access: Autoroute 64, exit Orthez.

History: A history of a family of four generations, that of the Tissages Moutet, a company created in 1913 by Jean-Baptiste Moutet, manufacturer of "pants ticking" for clothing, and of the famous "mantis à boeuf" clothes, which traditionally covered the horse's dog at work in order to protect them from insects.

In 1919, son Georges transformed the loom into mechanical weaving and mantis to beef became table linen. In 1967, it was Jacques Moutet who gave a new boost to the company by building an ultra-modern factory that would produce Jacquard. During the crisis of the 1990 s, the company moves towards the artistic creation of designers applied to high-end weaving, boosting its activity in the high-end decoration distribution circuit.

Specifications: Basque tradition always present and damask of high-end creators (Hilton Mc Artworks, Acquire Rostad, Atelier LZC, Minakani, Comédie Française, Paris Museums, National Museums Meeting, Miss Héloïse.)

Products: Tablecloths, longères, towels, fabrics, towels and accessories - (tabliers, gloves and maniques… current collection, decommissioned, appearance defects, colour tests, return of lounges… Embroidered accessories and supplements of household linen in general (sponges in the colours of the house, hedges…).

Benefits: Exceptional sales in early May and mid-December.

Smart: Shop in the factory. Possible bookings for group bookings of 10 people. From Easter 2012, during all school holidays, guided tours every Thursday at 10 am.

Sara took over the beret factory in 2017. Originally located in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, the workshop moved to Orthez in March 2019. Sara makes each beret alone from start to finish, from the unbleached yarn to the finished product. She goes through each step to give a 100% made in France product: knitting, reknitting, felting, scraping, shearing and finishing. You will be able to visit his workshop and discover the whole manufacturing process of the traditional beret. In her workshop, traditional, design and personalized beret models for men and women are made. Sara perpetuates the know-how of Denis Guédon, creator of the factory.