La Ganterie

Leather from skin to fingertips

Glam, luxury and excellent craftsmanship… A glove made of skin and quality leather, manufactured in the Millau workshops and factories.

International ambassadors

Popular with the major haute couture houses and showbiz stars, the Millau leather glove is exported beyond our borders, thanks to the expertise of megissiers, stylists and glovemakers passionate about the meticulous work of the skin.

Millau boasts international ambassadors such as Nicole Kidman, Kilye Minogue, Sharon Stone, Madonna, Rihanna, Pharel Williams and most recently Brigitte Macron….

These “stars” all sport the trendy, timeless fashion accessory: the glove!!

Fashion fades, style never

Coco Chanel

See, touch, understand, share, pass on…

Go to the Musée de Millau et des Grands Causses at the Hôtel de Peygayrolles, in the historic town center. Here, the heyday of Millavoise glove-making, shoemaking and shoe-making is “alive” right up to the present day.

A reconstructed workshop, a supporting documentary film and photos of the various stages of production give you a better understanding of how a glove is assembled by the “little hands”, the famous glove seamstresses. A colorful exhibition of hundreds of models, both classic, trendy and original, some of them partners of international cinema “scripts” such as Gabin, Lino Ventura and Rita Hayworth. The latest glove to join the collection: a copy of the unique model created for the hands of the Beast played by Jean Marais in Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête. In 2013, Olivier Fabre of Maison Fabre donated a replica of this legendary glove in silk-lined lambskin, hand-embroidered in gold thread with Swarovski crystal chips, to the Millau Museum.

The Musée de Millau et des Grands Causses also offers discovery workshops on the theme of glove-making for younger visitors during the school vacations.

Follow Sandra, our tour guide, as she reveals all the secrets of the skin during guided tours, animated on the history of glove-making. Full program here
Tailor-made glove-making work, shared with you, the general public, during workshop visits at Atelier du Gantier, Causse Gantier and Maison Fabre:

Glovemaking gets a makeover

It’s admired at the most prestigious haute couture shows, bought in luxury boutiques around the world, high-tech models are invented. Constant development, meeting the specific needs of new customer groups.

Tanneries et Mégisseries: tradition and innovation at your fingertips

Making a glove requires real expertise ©Style Millau Tourisme

Millau tannery Pechdo , run by Caroline Krug after several years at Louis Vuitton , is revolutionizing the market with a unique product: a pair of Easy Touch soft leather gloves, which allow you to dial a phone number on a smartphone and surf the web with a tablet while keeping your hands warm….

A summer leather that resists infrared, reflects the sun’s rays, with a reduction in surface temperature: ideal for bikers’ and firefighters’ gloves.

Machine-washable lambskin leather…yes yes machine-washable leather …! The suppleness and colors of the garments resist after a passage in the drum of our washing machine.

As for the Mégisserie Richard, it is renowned for its know-how in the manufacture of top-of-the-range lambskin leathers destined for the luxury industry for the manufacture of gloves, leather goods, clothing and footwear.

Fancy pearlescent and metallic leathers have caught the eye of Haute Couture’s expert designers….

The Mégisserie Alric, winner of the most beautiful skin award in Honkong, tans calf skins for clothing and lamb skins for haute couture bag linings.

Glove-making and leatherworking in Millau: Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant. The excellence of French heritage guarantees quality and authenticity.

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