In this workshop, home to textile activities since the XIXᵉ century, feathers are worked like a lively, rare and demanding material. Now a place of design, the Marcy Feather Worker workshop perpetuates an exceptional art profession, at the crossroads of Haute Couture, performing arts and craftsmanship of excellence.

While the other two establishments of the former La Fabrique have closed, the École Supérieure de l'Industrie du Vêtement (ESIV) is as lively as ever, still popular with companies and students alike, and with new courses!

Under the vaults of the Viaduc des Arts, La Fabrique Nomade brings, through a human and creative vision, the possibility for refugee and migrant artisans to find not only a profession, but also dignity and meaning. Since it was founded in 2016 by Inès Mesmar, the association has been deploying a professional integration model that enhances exceptional savoir-faire in the hands of people from many countries and connects them to the French market.

At the fifth edition of De(ux) Mains du Luxe, the Comité Colbert invited schoolchildren and the general public to discover the sector's indissociable savoir-faire, particularly that of the apparel industry, and how to join companies that are recruiting.

At the gateway to the Pyrenees, in Billère, a company preserves a unique savoir-faire: that of top-of-the-range, luxury hair styling and head accessories. Manufacture Textile Méridionale, known as MTM, has just celebrated its 80th anniversary. Behind its walls, the memory of traditional headwear meets contemporary design.

In the heart of the Vendée region, in Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, the Court Métrage product development unit has been cultivating invaluable expertise for over twenty years in the development of collections for France's greatest luxury Houses and high-end ready-to-wear brands. Away from the limelight, this independent structure has become a benchmark in design development and standardization, combining high technical standards with artisanal savoir-faire.