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Summary

Clothing: Lyon, a city where "fashion happens"




Several high-achieving activities



 

The economic reality of the clothing sector in Lyon is essentially embodied by lingerie, leather, fur, custom-made (designers) items, and accessories (ties, scarves, etc.). Lyon thus occupies a key position in these specific and buoyant markets.

Furthermore, local companies can offer the consumer any number of end product solutions, as all the clothes are made in Lyon, from design to manufacture.




Lise Charmel

Lingerie-corsetry-swimwear (37% of local activity)

The major lingerie brands of the urban area enjoy national and international recognition and popularity.

 

Lejaby, one of the favorites of international lingerie (representing 6.6% of the European market, and 3.8% of the global market).

 

 

Lise Charmel, positioned in the top-of-the-range lingerie niche, has imposed its style nationally and internationally (around 20% growth per year since 1995).
CCLC: this group now includes the Millesia and Osore brands, the Nina Ricci license and the CLPC company.
The Charlott brand, mail order lingerie.
The Nicole Olivier house makes its own swimwear collection in its Lyon workshops, and also operates as an outsourcer.

 

Accessories, particularly scarves and silk ties (29% of local turnover)

 

This activity is in line with Lyon's traditional silk industry.

Sport Soie, a subsidiary of the Hermès group, is the second company clothing sector company in the Lyon area, behind Lejaby.
The Marc Rozier house has 3 manufacturing units, an integrated design office, and over 110 years of archives.

 

Clothing for women and children (19% of local turnover)

 

The conurbation also enjoys the presence of leader brands.

Dauphitex, specialized in clothing for children (a subsidiary of the Zannier group).
Pierbé &Cie, which makes ready-to-wear collections for women, with a 12-person design team.
Jean-Claude Trignon, who rapidly found a clientele by basing his style on revamping jeans with technical fabrics (present in 350 shops in France).
Jumfil, mid-range collections for men and women under its own brand.



Une des boutiques de Max Chaoul

Couture and designer brands (6% of local turnover)

 

Lyon enjoys a real creative image in top-of-the-range fashion, thanks to several famous top designers :

 

Nathalie Chaize offers a complete ready-to-wear clothes and accessory range for women, based on 3 trends (urban-sport, a collection of suits, and an evening-wear line).
Max Chaoul, wedding dress designer, was awarded in 2002 in the United States with a "Couture Bridal Award" in front of 400 international colleagues
Azuleros, present in multi-brand boutiques in France and abroad, opened her first boutique in rue Emile Zola in Lyon.

 

Young designers: Monica Drapalova, Nicolas Fafiotte, etc. 

 

Leather and fur (4% of local turnover)

The Lyon urban area has a concentration of specialists in the fields of leather and fur clothing design, with:

the Zilli company (turnover of 12 millions in 2001), specialized in luxury leather sportswear for men,
the designer Garbis Devar, specialist in luxury leather.

 

 

 


Key figures

 

394 establishments
2,328 jobs
Turnover of over 420M€ (exclusive of VAT)
Rhône-Alpes is the second area in France for jobs in the fields of lingerie, shirts, and pullovers or similar articles.
Rhône-Alpes is the 1st French region for accessories (scarves, ties, hats, etc.).



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