Our manufacturing processes
Bonneterie d'Armor has always specialised in the manufacture of knitwear, including its iconic marinière.
From the beginning we have specialized in manufacturing knitwear. Our factory is vertically integrated, which allows us to oversee a product's different manufacturing steps: circular and flat knitting, dyeing/finishing, cutting, tailoring, and embroidering. In our workshops, we knit and tailor knitwear products for our ready-to-wear, nighttime and lingerie collections. We also make small clothing series for special collaborations and products for professional clients (www.uniforme.armorlux.com), and of course, all types of striped items, such as the marinière.
The cotton underwear and marinières in our collections are mainly knitted and tailored in Quimper. When our production capacities are inadequate, however, they are also made in Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey.
The pullovers are knitted in France and Europe, and are tailored in France, Bulgaria, and Morocco.
For the warp and weft-thread items (for example, vests, shirts, skirts, pants), we buy fabric from French and European suppliers and entrust the manufacturing to sub-contractors based in the same production regions as our knitwear.
Items with sleeves (for example, parkas, down jackets) are these days manufactured in China, which is one of the main producers of polyester.
Because it is no longer possible, unfortunately. Nowadays, our production capacities, both human and material, are inadequate for cutting and assembling all of our knitwear in Quimper. We would love to do more. In partnership with Pôle Emploi, we have notably set up several training machines for clothing manufacturing workers in order to overcome the disappearance of training programs designed for our industrial trades. Despite making large investments, we always encounter many difficulties in recruiting production personnel.
We also rely on subcontracting for items that require a particular expertise that we do not have. This is notably the case with warp and weft-thread items that enable us to expand our lines and offer complete collections to our customers. For these kinds of items, we buy the fabric and entrust the production to specialists.
| Which clothing products do you make in Quimper?
From the beginning we have specialized in manufacturing knitwear. Our factory is vertically integrated, which allows us to oversee a product's different manufacturing steps: circular and flat knitting, dyeing/finishing, cutting, tailoring, and embroidering. In our workshops, we knit and tailor knitwear products for our ready-to-wear, nighttime and lingerie collections. We also make small clothing series for special collaborations and products for professional clients (www.uniforme.armorlux.com), and of course, all types of striped items, such as the marinière.
| Where you do you make your collections?
The cotton underwear and marinières in our collections are mainly knitted and tailored in Quimper. When our production capacities are inadequate, however, they are also made in Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey.
The pullovers are knitted in France and Europe, and are tailored in France, Bulgaria, and Morocco.
For the warp and weft-thread items (for example, vests, shirts, skirts, pants), we buy fabric from French and European suppliers and entrust the manufacturing to sub-contractors based in the same production regions as our knitwear.
Items with sleeves (for example, parkas, down jackets) are these days manufactured in China, which is one of the main producers of polyester.
| Why don't you manufacture all of your items in France?
Because it is no longer possible, unfortunately. Nowadays, our production capacities, both human and material, are inadequate for cutting and assembling all of our knitwear in Quimper. We would love to do more. In partnership with Pôle Emploi, we have notably set up several training machines for clothing manufacturing workers in order to overcome the disappearance of training programs designed for our industrial trades. Despite making large investments, we always encounter many difficulties in recruiting production personnel.
We also rely on subcontracting for items that require a particular expertise that we do not have. This is notably the case with warp and weft-thread items that enable us to expand our lines and offer complete collections to our customers. For these kinds of items, we buy the fabric and entrust the production to specialists.
Updated on: 21/10/2024
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