Established in 1979 Les Ateliers de Maille are specialists in knitwear-collections for women and men, and have made the choice to favour natural, plant-derived fibers.
A traditional French family business with a real know-how, we are scouring the world for the best quality threads, the most innovative materials that nature can provide.
At the frontier between craftsmanship and modern manufacture, each piece is carefully finished to ensure the best quality.
All the models are created in our Parisian workshops in a fashionable, chic and refined style adapted for luxurious materials, in response to a desire for authenticity, a quest for nature.
Cashmere, bambou®, silk, organic cotton, soya, linen and mix of materials make up the light-hearted and colourful “Nature-à-Porter®” collections alongside a constant eye for detail.
Our philosophy favours natural and naturally-derived fibres as an alternative to synthetic materials, and Les Ateliers de la Maille are investing in research into new plant-derived fibers.
Les Ateliers de la Maille : sustainable fashion “Nature-à-Porter®”…

Light, soft, extremely comfortable and warm, cashmere is one of the materials that most fires the imagination...

The Cashmere yarn used by Les Ateliers de La Maille comes from the mountainous regions of Mongolia. Cashmere is produced naturally from long-haired goats. A fine layer of down is gathered from under their thick fleeces by brushing. Its rarity and the way it is treated and knitted make it a luxury material par excellence.

Whether pure cashmere or blended with other natural materials such as bamboo or silk, you will appreciate its softness and feel.

Washing instructions: spoil yourself!

Wear your sweater… Cashmere likes being washed!

Hand wash it inside out in cold water. Dry flat. Cool iron if necessary. Cashmere doesn’t like steam or dry cleaning, which makes it limp.

Wear cashmere, a natural and luxurious material.

Many legends have shrouded the art of silk, and the Chinese fiercely guarded the secret of its manufacture for over 2500 years.

Silk appeared in Europe during the 6th century arriving via the mythical “Silk Route”, it is one of the oldest natural fibres and still makes us dream today.

Silk, also known as the “Queen of the fibres” is a light, luxurious, refined and precious material that is worn in both the summer and winter. It can be worked shiny or mat.

For your comfort, Les Ateliers de la Maille decided to mix Silk with other noble materials such as cotton or cashmere, and innovating materials such as bamboo, to create fine garments that can be worn at any time, in any season.

In France, the Silk wedding anniversary symbolises 12 years of marriage.

Washing instructions:

Hand wash or cold wash on delicate your silk sweater or T-shirt and dry flat.

Wear Silk, a natural and refined material.

Cotton has been used for a very long time, the Egyptians knew about cotton thousands of years BC.
Cotton is a plant fibre, and is the most widely used textile fiber in the world.

Used for making light clothes, it is worn in areas with a tropical climate.
Organic cotton from Les Ateliers de la Maille originates from organic farms, where no chemical fertilisers, pesticides or insecticides are used.
It is a soft, breathable and comfortable textile.

Councils of maintenance:
Cotton is very easy to clean. You can hand-wash or machine-wash under cold conditions and dry it at flat.

Wearing organic cotton is a way of respecting the environment.

A Chinese poet once said « Without Bamboo, we would loose our wisdom and culture » Bamboo, used in Asia for thousands of years, has many virtues: it is long lasting, strong, …
Bamboo, the symbol of energy and happiness, is a relaxing material. Bamboo is a natural plant material.

The bamboo plant grows again in only 59 days (whereas a tree needs about 20 years to grow to maturity). Its cultivation does not lead to deforestation.

The yarn knitted by Les Ateliers de la Maille is obtained by transformation of the pulp of the bamboo with viscose process and is antibacterial.This material gives you an incredible feeling of freshness.

Blended with others materials such as cashmere, silk or cotton, you will appreciate the lightness, softness and elegance of Bambou®.

Washing instructions:

Hand wash or cold wash on delicate your viscose of Bambou® sweater or T-shirt and dry flat

Wear Bamboo®, a « zen » material.

The origins of linen are old :

The first tracks go back to more than 10 000 years

The Linen was used in all the domains of the everyday life. Many people gave it even a divine origin.

The little blue flower of the linen is present on all the continents. It quickly grows and its culture is still craft today. Very fine and resistant, the linen fiber is natural material.

The Linen finds its place in our collection Nature-to-Wear. The Ateliers de la Maille associate it with the silk or with the cotton to create sophisticated and natural materials, in the sweet sensation of coolness. Fluid and aerated, the Linen is very pleasant to wear. In spring as in summer, it is an ideal fiber to enjoy the beautiful days.

Councils of maintenance :

Wash your product in hand or in cold machine, delicate program and dry it in flat.

To wear linen, it's to privilege a natural and authentic material.