It’s still cold outside, and I feel like that wearing knit sweaters is necessary, but nowadays I want to wear clothes for spring.
Many knit sweaters are plain, so I’ve come to miss clothes with patterns.
One of the patterns that I want to wear in spring is the “stripes”.
Stripes are fashionable patterns. If you have one, it will be the one you want to wear for a long time.
If you have and wear striped one for a long time, the good quality would be better.
Speaking of stripes, can’t you think of “St. James”?
This time, I would like to introduce the long-established French brand “St. James” that has been loved for a long time.
・セントジェームスとは
ブランドロゴに添えられた「Ne’ de la mer」という言葉。
フランス語で「海から生まれた」という意味です。
セントジェームスの製品が自然と共存するノルマンディーの海の暮らしから生まれたことを表現しているようです。
セントジェームス定番のボーダーシャツのブルーは、ノルマンディーの海の色で、ロゴマークは世界的遺産でもある、モン・サンミッシェルがデザインされています。
モン・サンミッシェルのロゴマークは、その品質の証し、そしてトップブランドとしての誇りといえるのです。
What is St. James ?
The word “Ne’ de la mer” attached to the brand logo.
It means “born from the sea” in French.
It seems to be expressed that St. James’s products were born from life in the sea of Normandy, which coexists with nature.
The blue of St. James’s classic striped shirts is the color of the sea in Normandy, and Mont Saint Michel, a world heritage site is designed on the logo.
The Mont Saint Michel logo is a testament to its quality and pride as a top brand.
In 1889, it was founded in the city of St. James in the Normandy region of northern France.
In the middle of the 19th century of the Industrial Revolution, the spinning and yarn dyeing industry, which had been done by hand until then, was industrialized by Mr. Leon Lugare, the mayor of St. James at that time.
And the high-quality wool from sheep grown in the pasture of tidal flats of Mont Saint Michel created the marine sweater, which is an important work wear for local fishermen and sailors, and it is the prototype of St. Jame’s shirts.
In the 20th century, the business has grown rapidly.
It has developed as a brand that deals with marine sports and casual clothes, and the spirit of manufacturing using traditional methods has not change, and it is still being inherited.
Speaking of St. James, it’s stripes.
By the way, this striped print is not just pretty.
It was designed so that sailors could be found quickly even on the sea with poor visibility.
It is said that this is now the prototype of the striped shirts.
Let’s take a look at the types of St. James shirts.
First of all, “OUESSANT (GUILD)” is a typical example.
OUESSANT is a genuine import product from sales distributors and dealers in Japan.
GUILD refers to parallel imported goods.
OUESSANT was popular as winter clothing for Normandy fishermen.
Materials are 100% cotton with all striped patterns.
It is a very thick and sturdy fabric.
A material that can be enjoyed over time without damaging or deterioration no matter how many times it is washed.
The size is a large size with a little space because it was made as winter clothes.
Next, I would like to introduce “NAVAL”.
It was adopted as a uniform of the French Navy in the 1850s.
This is also famous as the shirt worn by the famous painter Picasso.
NAVAL has a panel borders pattern.
The thread count is finer and thinner than OUESSANT, and the fabric becomes softer with repeated washing.
The size of NAVAL, the uniform of the Navy, is a little compact and small.
The design and fabric of St. James’s shirts were work clothes and uniforms made for fishermen and the Navy.
Even now, the traditional manufacturing has not changed, the textiles has kept good quality , and the design has not changed significantly.
Clothes that are just pretty and can be obtained cheaply have not been used for a long time, and are often not good quality materials strangely.
St. James puts “thinking about people and wearing them comfortably” first, and people will never get tired of wearing it for a long time, and the fabric has good quality, so they can enjoy changes over the years.
I thought again that because of the clothes made with such a feeling, it can continue to be loved even after the passage of time without being influenced by fashion.