A length of decommissioned fire hose. A lorry tarpaulin. A bicycle inner tube. At SAINT LAZARE, this is where a bag or a belt begins. The brand was founded in France in 2019 by Capucine Thiriez, who came to it from business school and years in the social economy rather than from fashion. Long before the word upcycling entered her vocabulary, she was already turning old curtains and shirts into clothes. Her starting point was a plain question: why keep producing new material when quality resources already exist, overlooked or set aside?
Every SAINT LAZARE accessory begins with a salvaged material: seatbelts, nautical canvas, TGV upholstery felt, automotive rubber, parachute fabric, army surplus and more. Each one is cleaned, sorted and studied for how it behaves under the needle before it is cut and stitched. The entire range is made in France, entrusted to three solidarity workshops (ESAT and entreprises adaptées) that employ people with disabilities. Techniques such as edge dyeing and saddle stitching lend these unlikely materials the finish of proper leather goods.
Because the raw material is irregular, no two pieces come out quite alike: a slightly different shade here, a seam that follows the grain there. What emerges is a small, deliberately timeless catalogue of bags, belts, bow ties and jewellery, made to be kept rather than replaced.
Within France, delivery to a Chronopost pickup point is free (2 to 4 working days), or €7.50 for Chronopost express (next working day before 6pm). Across Europe, orders ship via Chrono Classic (2 to 3 days) or Chrono Relais Europe pickup (2 to 6 days), priced by zone from €8.50 to €25.50 depending on the destination country. French overseas departments and the rest of the world are served by Chrono Relais and Chrono Express, priced by zone.
