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The herringbone twill chore jacket, easily spottable with its chevron shapes and unique fades has been seen worn by high profile celebrities in recent times. The photos of Jacob Elordi, Jeremy Allen White and others have been shared over and over and described as a celebration of the French vintage chore jacket, as an illustration of the garment going into the mainstream. Jeremy Allen White and Jacob Elordi wearing their not French at all herringbone twill chore jackets. Here

Marie our founder was recently interviewed by Alyson Walsh from the respected That's Not My Age blog. We talked about sustainability in fashion, what made us start the business and what keeps us going. Please have read here . Follow Alyson on Insta here . Photos by Neil Mackenzie Matthews .

The United Kingdom is slowly re-opening up. We are not quite ready for physical pop ups yet, but we will be running one-to-one...

If you can't make it to our Redchurch Street Pop Up between 15 and 21 November, not to worry, we have a few more coming up. At each event...

As the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall draws near, we take this opportunity to tell you more about East German workwear. You will often see chore jackets described as ' European jackets ' or ' EU jackets ', and most of the time they are actually East German . French workwear has become a thing, a way of describing a type of clothing beyond nationality. The French jackets reflect the country's specific social history - they became widespread with mechanis

We are pleased to be coming to the South West, for a Bristol pop up hosted by the good people at Good Chemistry Brewing a brewery with...

Our last pop ups for the summer coincide with Bastille Day weekend! Saturday 13 July 11am - 4pm at our base in Stoke Newington - all...

The term 'moleskine' often appears when describing workwear garments, but what is it? Moleskine is a thick cotton cloth with a very tight twill, covered with an oil coating. This combination gives the fabric its peculiar glow and amazing finish, with a soft leather or velvet feel. Amazing glow & velvet feel of moleskine. What is the origin of the word ‘moleskine’? It comes from the English ‘mole skin’, when mole fur was used for garments (gruesome detail; you needed at least

When you pick your French Workwear Company jacket, you take part in a sustainable world. Whilst acquiring a new wardrobe piece, you are...

Workwear clothing standardized throughout France as industries expanded. When the trade unions secured the right for workers to wear...

Come and join us for our pop up and collection launch, for an evening of shopping and complimentary wine. At the French Workwear Company,...

The cotton workwear garments are the European equivalent of the denim clothes on the other side of the Atlantic, in both cases they have spawned the ‘blue collar’ expression that describes the working class. With the industrial revolution, workers used machines and did dirty work, the clothes would get dirty or stuck into machinery, sometimes ripped. Workers secured the obligation for their employers to provide the clothes: an outfit consisting of trousers and a jacket to go