https://cuir-et-couture.fr/en/tags/made-in-france/Recent content in Made in France on Cuir et CoutureHugoen-USMon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cuir-et-couture.fr/en/stretch-leather/stretch-leather-houses/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cuir-et-couture.fr/en/stretch-leather/stretch-leather-houses/<p>Plenty of brands write &ldquo;stretch leather&rdquo; on a label. Very few actually work the composite, because it is neither cut nor sewn like an ordinary hide, and a production line used to regular leather gets it wrong.</p> <p>Here is the state of play, segment by segment, with prices recorded directly on the houses&rsquo; own websites on 21 September 2026.</p> <h2 id="upstream-the-manufacturer-not-the-brand">Upstream: the manufacturer, not the brand</h2> <p>The real reference in stretch leather is not a fashion house, it is a manufacturer. In <strong>Graulhet</strong>, in the Tarn, <strong>Cuirs du Futur</strong> splits lambskin down to 0.2 or 0.3 mm and bonds it onto cotton canvas made in France. The company holds the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label, makes 60 percent of its business from exports, and counts <strong>Dior</strong> and <strong>Chanel</strong> among its clients.</p>