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Second hand costumes, opportunities
We did rental 12 years long, and we stopped because we don't have time enough.
Some costumes were more adapted for movies or theater, we precise the best use of them, as much as we can.
Some costumes were more adapted for movies or theater, we precise the best use of them, as much as we can.
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Baldric for sabre briquet and baionet of the line infantry
Made in thick white leather for re enactment .
Size is adjustable, if you are not especially big or tall you can reduce size of strap and make 2 new holes.
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Baldric for sabre briquet of the Imperial guard
See lines on both sides of the strap.
Size is adjustable, if you are not especially big or tall you can reduce size of strap and make 2 new holes.
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Ostrich feather, WHITE, 50-60 cm, Price by one.
We bought a hugh amount of ostrich feathers, at a very interesting price.
We kept some but have so much of them that we sell some at a very interesting price.
White feathers are the most expensive. Only best samples are kept in white colour, others are dyed.
Such white feathers cost usually 12 €!
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Ostrich feather, BLACK, 50-60 cm -Price by one
We bought a hugh amount of ostrich feathers, at a very interesting price.
We kept some but have so much of them that we sell some at a very interesting price.
White feathers are the most expensive. Only best samples are kept in white colour, others are dyed.
Such white feathers cost usually 12 €!
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Belt to hang sword for uniform of the Emperor and for other different officers
Belt for usual uniform of the Emperor. Adjustable size, you have to make new holes and modify place of moving buckle
We made copies inspired by belts kept in Bruno Ledoux collection (see picture).
You can see the same in a painting of David (see detail) from a private collection.
Size is adjustable, but if you are especially slim, you will have to reduce length. In this case a shoemaker will do that for a price that will remain globally interesting for you.
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Bocettes with grenade...cheap. Price by pair!
Non regulation type for empire period. Very limited stock.
Diam 42 mm
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Gold-plated and engraved marshall baton of Berthier. Second hand
Not initially made by us.
Diameter was wrong and some other things were not at the top.
We improved it, and now it is now an interesting issue.
32 eagles embroidered in gold thread on a dark blue velvet. Laurel crowns on extremities.
Metal pieces are goldplated.
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Ammunition pouch for Guard
White leather is bordered by special seams only used by Imperial guard.
Grenade in leather is used to attach pouch to buttons in back of jacket.
If you are not tall or big, you will maybe have to bring strap to shoemaker to reduce size, but even with such an extra cost, price is very interesting.
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Ammunition pouch for line infantry
Price includes: leather box + wooden box+ straps to pass on shoulders + straps to attach fatigue cap.
If you are not tall or big, you will maybe have to bring long strap to shoemaker to reduce size, but even with such an extra cost, price is very interesting.
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Veste d'officier pour l'île mystérieuse....
Belle veste de fabrication ancienne en excellent état, nous avons changé le galon du col et remplacé quelques boutons et elle est repartie pour 50 ans (au moins).
Des traces de rouille sur la doublure, mais pour le reste, pas un trou de mite dans le tissu d'excellente qualité, et d'une belle nuance de bleu.
Étiquettes anciennes de costumier.
Pour un tour de poitrine de cm et un tour de taille de cm.
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Flat buttons reflet
Made some decades ago, hand polished one by one...
Light is reflected by surface of these buttons.
Very interesting price. Limited stock.
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Epaulettes: junior officer, in original red box, circa 1900. Box 3
Made during 3 rd republic (1870-1940).
Original box protected them and one is slightly oxydized on top. One epaulette (as new) and a contra epaulette.
Nice for re enactment, but also for movie or theater, quality is better than now and you have an extra nice box for a lower price than new epaulettes.
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Epaulettes: junior officer, in original box, circa 1900. Box 2
Made during 3 rd republic (1870-1940).
Original box protected them and they are only slightly oxydized on top
Nice for re enactment, but also for movie or theater, quality is better than now and you have an extra nice box for a lower price than new epaulettes.
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Heavy cavalry boots, size 38 1/2, production Jean Gaborit, new
Made some years ago to equip a "Thérèse Figueur", a woman who was enlisted as a man in Grande Armée...It explains size.
But 38 1/2 was a man's size 200 years ago. So it could fit with a uniform on a mannequin.
Never used, third of original price, very nice production. For calf circumference 37 cm
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Costume of cantinière for Dunkirk carnival
Not historical, but traditional in Dunkirk carnival..we just improved usual type.
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Mannequin
We sell some extra mannequin used for our precedent exhibition. Very good condition. 1,88 m tall.
Choose "supplement port" in search engine and pay 20 € more if you order from countries boarding France, or Portugal.
No shipping to other countries without our agreement.
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Mamelouk hat (cahouk) exhibition change
We proposed a first exhibition in 2016/2017 that went to Wellington museum in Waterloo since 2017 decembre 2.
We made a second exhibition in our office from may 5th 2018.
First exhibition comes back from Waterloo in september, we need place to expose some main costumes again.
So we sell some uniforms in very good condition, some perfectly new, to get some place.
Only one sample for each!
It is a rare opportunity to buy very nice uniforms at unseen prices for such a quality.
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Grande armee officer's cloak, one for chasseur de la cheval at discount price.
Cloaks made in melton, each cloak requires more than 6 metres of cloth !
Golden or silver braid, made in France.
At least 4 colours available.
Imperial blue (staff officers, infantry,... )
Blue "barbeau", for "officier d'ordonnance de l'Empreur", some medical units...
Hunter green... for hunters among others
White for some cavalry units
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Coat for commissaire des guerres
For chest size 110 cm and heigth 170/180 cm.
Caution, you cannot wear it with a jacket with large cuffs.
Excellent condition.
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Line infantry, revolution.
New, used in our precedent exhibition.
It is a rare opportunity to buy very nice uniforms at unseen prices for such a quality.
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Shako second choice size 60/61, adjustable
Not our production....
Sewing made with white thread, you have to hide it with a black pen, easy to do, but takes some time.
You can easily reduce size down to 59(buckle on back), after it becomes harder.
Inside made in leather and canva.
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Jacket for postillon, 2nd half of XIX th century
110 cm chest size.!
Global good condition
Translation soon....
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Nice and big ostrich feathers, 40 to 60 cm, incredible price
We bought nice ostrich feathers from à supplier who used thèmes tout adorn armours somme years ago. Can be used for many different types of decoration
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Epaulettes gold, thin fringes 10 cm long
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
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Epaulettes gold, thin fringes (5,5 cm long)
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
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Hungarian hussar style uniform
Made for dancing, not for re enactment, so not perfectly historical!
Price of pelisse includes use of grey sheep fur. For other furs, contact us to know price.
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Light cavalry style jacket for a doctor of XXI st century
This jacket have been made for a customer who is himself a doctor and wanted to have a dolman to use in everyday's life.
When he visited us, we had on stock old buttons, collar tabs and epaulettes for a doctor, from beginning of XX th century.
We added them on the jacket....this "assortment" never existed before, but it is pleasant to see.
Maybe it could be hard to find same "spare pieces" but it shows all things that we can do.
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Shoulder straps made in our atelier, price by pair
You can choose colour of melton on back.
Me make them in our atelier from a thin cord made in France, sewed around a braid made also in France some decades ago.
Top Quality, low price
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Empire style uniforms for traditional event in Belgium
We made 33 Empire style uniforms for a traditional event in Belgium.
We are happy to have been selected because of our know how.
We have absolutely no stock of these uniforms, made especially for a traditional event.
But epaulettes cost 149 €/pair
Jacket up to chest size 108 cm : 840 €
Waistcoat: 159 €
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Buttons "blason", goldplated
Made in France some years ago, limited stock.
15 and 22 mm
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Epaulettes garde républicaine, price by pair
3 types, used 50 years ago
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Garde républicaine: 32 epaulettes sold together
28 red epaulettes for troop, 26 have button of garde republicaine, 4 for sous officier with buttons.
Teared....low price, sold as they are
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Metallic buttons, bonze aspect, price by one
18 mm, 4 holes.
Taken from old uniforms, limited stock
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Galon filé "2 boyaux" metallo argent 35 mm
Made in France some years ago. Price per metre, very limited stock
Very nice to put on sides, modèle pas règlementaire pour la période Empire.
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Braid "6 boyaux", or mi fin verni , 50 mm large
Made in France some years ago, contain some real gold metal. Price per metre, limited stock.
Nice to cover belts or sew on sides of pants, but not a regular type for Empire period
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Braid "bride trait M.B.D. 5/000 verni", chaîne orange in 13 mm
Used from second half of XIX th century till now to indicate rank and also in front of kepis. Price per meter.
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Various epaulettes for theater
Red and gold epaulettes usually on stock, if not, delivery within 8 to 12 weeks.
USUALLY MADE WITH BUTTONHOLES AND NO CLIP ON BACK, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE, PRECISE WHAT YOU WANT.
Fringes can be choosen: 5,5 or 7 or 10 cm
We can do many types that do not correspond to any regulation.
Indicate what you are looking for and then we will tell you at what price we can do them.
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Leather baldric, bronze buckle for right handed. LIMITED SERIE IN THICK BLACK LEATHER
Not for napoleonic re enactment.
Interesting for insurgents or pirates for instance, very useful for many periods in fact.
LIMITED SERIE IN THICK BLACK LEATHER
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Shakos, Asia production, 3 sizes, price includes cockade.
We now propose shakos at very reasonable prices for a quality that could be acceptable for movie, theatre, beginners in re enactment...etc.
Size is adjustable from 55 to 62, 3 sizes by 3 sizes
110,00 €
Out of stock
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Grenadier style uniform for "carnaval de dunkerque"
Uniform inspired by "grenadier a pied de la garde", for a traditional company of Dunkerque, which is one of the most important carnival of France. Price for jacket only without epaulettes. White front is in cotton, and is made in one part instead of 2.
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Tubular flat braid 6 or 7 mm gold or silver
Very comfortable to make frogs. Price by meter.
Made as a flattened tube, very easy to sew, by hand or machine. 6 or 7 mm(flat)
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Engraved blade, massonic sword
624 gr without scabbard.
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Trousers for revolution
Not for re enactment, but can fit for a movie or theatre about revolution or marine before revolution.
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Buttons for ambassadors and prefets: 20 mm. 3rd republic type (1871), used till now.
Small stock forgotten in a supplier drawer
Goldplated brass, described page 294 of "Fallou". R and F for "République Française".
In gold for ambassadors, in silver for prefets.
Silver is new, it will become grey progressively.
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Galon système "double fond", or mi fin, chaîne orange, 40 mm
Made in France some years ago, contain some real gold metal. Price per metre, limited stock.
Nice to cover belts or sew on sides of pants, but not a regular type for Empire period
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Baton 13 mm double face gold braid, ancient stock, made in France, price per roll.
We bought an old stock at a very attractive price, made some decades ago, enjoy it. Excellent quality.
Rolls are oxidized in first metres, we won't accept any claim for this status, price includes this fact.
To border a guard uniform, to cover shoulder straps of some officers, to put on képis....etc
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Narrow gold braid, 2 mm large, old stock, price per m or per 100 m
We bought an old stock at a very attractive price, made some decades ago in France.
Outside is quite nice except first lay of braid on complete rolls, oxidized in first metres.
Inside, in cotton thread, is fragile, it means that you cannot use this braid for heavy purpose.
It is quite nice to restaure old uniforms, tu put on accessories that are not subject to rubbing or any hard traction.....
Price includes this fact. We won't accept any claim for all other purposes.
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Epaulettes silver, thin fringes,1 big torsade, 2 thin on border .
NOT FOR NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT, we insert these epaulettes in this part of website because people sometimes find our epaulettes with googgle, but don't want Napoleonic epaulettes...
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part.
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Epaulettes silver, thin fringes, 5,5 cm long, 1 big torsade, 2 medium on border
Long 17 cm, large 6 cm in rectangular part, 12 cm in oval part. Can be attached by a buttonhole
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Aiguillettes, top lacking
Top is lacking
Unusable to make "normal"aiguiets, can adorn some cords or laces
Limited stock. Total length 65 mm.
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Repeat Pattern Oak Leaf (with acorn), gold or silver, limited stock, price by pair
We found an old stock in perfect condition of this pattern.
Dimension: 10 X 4 cm.
2 types in each colour, sold by pair.
One pair= 2 different embroideries, but in same colour!
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Men tights
To replace silk stockings.
Machine washable. 100 % nylon
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