Saint James Birth Gift Set
Saint James Birth Gift Set

Saint James Birth Gift Set

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Saint James Classic Duffle-Coat - Saturne
Saint James Classic Duffle-Coat - Saturne

Saint James Classic Duffle-Coat - Saturne

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Saint James Newborn Slippers
Saint James Newborn Slippers

Saint James Newborn Slippers

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Saint James Pea Coat - Voilure
Saint James Pea Coat - Voilure

Saint James Pea Coat - Voilure

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Saint James Plain Jumper with elbow parches - Mondiovision Epic
Saint James Plain Jumper with elbow parches - Mondiovision Epic

Saint James Plain Jumper with elbow parches - Mondiovision Epic

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Saint James Plain Sailor Baby Jumper - Moussaillon
Saint James Plain Sailor Baby Jumper - Moussaillon

Saint James Plain Sailor Baby Jumper - Moussaillon

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Saint James Plain sailor jumper with stripped elbow patches - Brégançon
Saint James Plain sailor jumper with stripped elbow patches - Brégançon

Saint James Plain sailor jumper with stripped elbow patches - Brégançon

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Saint James Sailor Pea coat - Galion
Saint James Sailor Pea coat - Galion

Saint James Sailor Pea coat - Galion

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Saint James Sailor Sweater - Marée Authentic
Saint James Sailor Sweater - Marée Authentic

Saint James Sailor Sweater - Marée Authentic

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The Beginning: The creation of the Moulin du Prieur workshop

The year was 1850. Leon Legallais, the mayor of the village of Saint-James in Normandy, France, founded a spinning mill named “Moulin du Prieur.” The family business then began to weave and dye local wool produced from “salt meadows” sheep raised on the banks of the Couesnon in the bay of the famous Mont Saint-Michel. The high quality wool was sold to local haberdasheries and hosiery stores which made knit hats, socks and other clothing items.

Without knowing it, Léon Legallais built the foundations of a brand that would span over centuries, becoming an emblem of French fashion and an heir to ancestral know-how.

The Origins of Saint James

In 1889, the Moulin du Prieur workshop officially became the Societe Anonyme des Filatures de Saint-James.Léon Legallais continued to manufacture skeins that were sold to haberdasheries in Normandy and Brittany. He also decided to innovate and launched the first SAINT JAMES garment: the Breton fisherman sweater.
Made with a tight-knit wool from the salt marsh sheep, water resistant and warm, the “chandail” (as it came to be known) owes its name to a side business of Breton and Norman fishermen. Between fishing seasons in the North Atlantic, the French coast fishermen crossed the Channel to sell garlic on the south coast of England. They announced their presence by shouting, "Marchand d'ail! Marchand d'ail!" (Garlic merchant! Garlic merchant!), and the British would hear "… chand'ail, chand'ail!" (... sweater, sweater! ). This is how the name of the iconic SAINT JAMES garment was born.

During this time, the Breton fisherman jumper was worn by all Terre-Nuevas, those sailors who went fishing for cod in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Canada, on the banks of Newfoundland.
These fishermen faced 6 or 7 months of extreme conditions, braving the bad weather, the rough seas, and the hard work. The sweater had to protect them from the cold without hindering their movements to not complicate maneuvering on the boats. In the following century and beyond, the style would become a classic with the French and leading fashion designers.

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