Montagut
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Montagut is a clothing company located in Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut
in the Auzene Valley, France
.
There, in 1880, Pierre Gros
's great-great-grandfather founded a silk yarn factory. This activity went on from generation to generation. In 1925, Georges Tinland (Pierre's grandfather) set up a knitting factory in the same location. Tinland was the first to sell Montagut lingerie
and silk stockings
. These products were a big commercial success between the two world wars. As early as 1939, Montagut started to work on synthetic fiber
s and rapidly became an expert in knitting rayon
and man-made fibers. In 1952, the Tinland and the Gros families united, and Leo Gros, Pierre's father, started modifying the stocking knitting machines to produce sweaters.
It was in 1962 when Leo invented the Fil Lumière, a bright and shiny yarn, strong and elastic.
The clothing and polo shirts manufactured with Fil Lumière rapidly became successful in France and abroad.
Today, Montagut is present and well-known in many countries for the high quality of its garments.
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut
Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut is a commune of the Ardèche department in southern France.The rivers Eyrieux, Gluyere and Auzène flow through the town.-Sights:...
in the Auzene Valley, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
There, in 1880, Pierre Gros
Pierre Gros
Pierre Gros is a contemporary scholar of ancient Roman architecture and the Latin language, particularly the texts of the writer Vitruvius....
's great-great-grandfather founded a silk yarn factory. This activity went on from generation to generation. In 1925, Georges Tinland (Pierre's grandfather) set up a knitting factory in the same location. Tinland was the first to sell Montagut lingerie
Lingerie
Lingerie are fashionable and possibly alluring undergarments.Lingerie usually incorporates one or more flexible, stretchy materials like Lycra, nylon , polyester, satin, lace, silk and sheer fabric which are not typically used in more functional, basic cotton undergarments.The term in the French...
and silk stockings
Stocking
A stocking, , is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the foot and lower part of the leg. Stockings vary in color, design and transparency...
. These products were a big commercial success between the two world wars. As early as 1939, Montagut started to work on synthetic fiber
Synthetic fiber
Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal and plant fibers. In general, synthetic fibers are created by forcing, usually through extrusion, fiber forming materials through holes into the air, forming a thread...
s and rapidly became an expert in knitting rayon
Rayon
Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic or artificial fiber. Rayon is known by the names viscose rayon and art silk in the textile industry...
and man-made fibers. In 1952, the Tinland and the Gros families united, and Leo Gros, Pierre's father, started modifying the stocking knitting machines to produce sweaters.
It was in 1962 when Leo invented the Fil Lumière, a bright and shiny yarn, strong and elastic.
The clothing and polo shirts manufactured with Fil Lumière rapidly became successful in France and abroad.
Today, Montagut is present and well-known in many countries for the high quality of its garments.