Our raison d'être
Promote French clothing manufacturers, textile manufacturers and their excellent savoir-faire to shape tomorrow's fashion together
La Maison du Savoir-Faire et de la Création is a public-interest structure serving players in the fashion and apparel industry, which was initiated in 2011 by the sector's professional organizations.
Its main objective is to promote French garment making manufacturers and garment making workshops who possess unique artisanal and industrial know-how, the diversity of which is often overlooked.
Thanks to its platform, it facilitates contact between principals and manufacturers to encourage local production, which preserves savoir-faire and keeps territories alive. In this way, it contributes to the renaissance of the apparel industry, while adhering to a sustainable approach.
Our ecosystem and governance
An innovative and committed industry that draws its dynamism from the collective
La Maison du Savoir-Faire et de la Création is affiliated to the UFIMH (Union Française des Industries Mode et Habillement) and fully funded since its creation by the DEFI (Comité de Développement et de Promotion de l'Habillement).
its strategy is validated by a Steering Committee made up of several entities and trade federations in the sector: the UFIMH, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), the Fédération Française des Industries du Vêtement Masculin (FFIVM), the Alliance du Commerce and DEFI.
La Maison du Savoir-Faire et de la Création is also an information relay thanks to its network and privileged link with all players in the fashion sector.
The clothing industry
Sources: DEFI - UFIMH
Our missions
Creating links between French brands and manufacturers of clothing, fashion accessories and home textiles to raise the profile of Made in France
The demand for Made in France continues to grow, and the environmental situation confirms the need for more responsible textile production and sustainable fashion.
To meet these challenges, La Maison du Savoir-Faire et de la Création is carrying out several missions and structuring actions :
Valorize
The Home works to promote French fashion and apparel manufacturers, both nationally and internationally, to showcase the richness and excellence of their savoir-faire, whether traditional or innovative. It organizes support missions to represent them at trade shows, meetings and events.
Facilitate
La Home facilitates meetings and dialogue between brands, principals and clothing manufacturers, for production that respects the environment and people.
Thanks to its platform, which lists the full range of textile manufacturers, it has the largest qualified database in the fashion sector, promoting French manufacturing.
Accompanying
In addition, it offers personalized consulting to help players in their search for manufacturers, and support tools to raise awareness of Made in France among project leaders and young designers.
Contribute
La Home participates in numerous collaborative industry projects with all professional organizations and federations, on strategic subjects linked to relocation and the promotion of fashion's technical professions:
- La Home piloted a Made in France hackathon to analyze the feasibility of profitable relocation with several brands. It also led the experimentation of a traceability and blockchain module for manufacturing. Similarly, it is collaborating on the scheme set up by Bpifrance to support brands in relocating.
- La Home is a contributor and partner to the Savoir Pour Faire campaign organized by the Comité Stratégique de Filière Mode & Luxe, to highlight the attractiveness of technical professions in fashion and clothing.
