New brand
Maison Montagut
A new knitwear house joins Le Shop 17 in Cannes: Maison Montagut, founded in 1880 in the heart of Ardèche, France.
Sweaters, cardigans and polos in cashmere, merino wool, alpaca and Fil Lumière®: warm knitwear made to last, carried by the same family for six generations.
Just in time for winter, and for holiday gifts.
A story born in an Ardèche silk mill
It all began in 1880, in the Auzène valley near Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut. Adolphe Tinland founded a silk mill there, powered by the river. His son Gaston took over the mills in the early twentieth century.
In the 1920s, Georges Tinland set up a hosiery business near Valence and became the first to sell silk stockings under the Montagut name. In 1950, when silk grew scarce, the house turned to nylon and rayon. That same year, the flower that would become its emblem first appeared.
Fil Lumière®, the house signature
In 1963, Léo Gros, son-in-law of the Tinland family, developed with a friend an artificial yarn with the feel of silk: Fil Lumière®. The polo shirt it gave birth to travelled as far as the Middle East and Asia, and became the emblem of Montagut.
In 1986, his son Pierre Gros developed fully fashioned knitting, which shapes each piece to form rather than cutting it: a cleaner, longer lasting knit in wool, cotton and cashmere. Since the late 1960s, the house has knitted its collections in its own workshops.
Today, Nicolas and Marine Gros, the sixth generation, work alongside their father. In 2025, Maison Montagut celebrated its 145th anniversary and opened the Espace Montagut in Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut, home to a first museum devoted to its history, from silk to knitwear.
Fall-winter 2026: softness first
The fall-winter 2026 collection puts materials first: enveloping alpaca and mohair, merino wool, cashmere and recycled cashmere. Turtlenecks, long cardigans and knitted jackets in cream, chocolate and grey, with a few touches of powder pink.
These are easy pieces to live in, worn with jeans as well as a leather skirt, as right for cool evenings on the Croisette as for weekends in the mountains. A lovely idea, too, for Christmas gifts in Cannes.
Why Montagut at Le Shop 17
Le Shop 17 loves houses with a true story to tell. Montagut is one of them: an independent family business, a knitwear know-how passed down for nearly a century and a half, and a quiet elegance that outlasts the seasons. Its knits feel right at home in Cannes, a short walk from rue d'Antibes and the Croisette.
Montagut pieces join the boutique's selection as new deliveries arrive, to discover and try on in store with the team's advice.
The latest Montagut pieces
Discover Montagut in Cannes
The Maison Montagut collection is available to see and try on in store, at 15 rue Notre-Dame, 06400 Cannes, Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm. The Le Shop 17 team can be reached at +33 (0)4 93 39 46 46, by email at info@leshop17.com, or on WhatsApp. Follow the boutique's news on Instagram, @leshop17.
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