Fauré Le Page: Featuring Cartouchière 21

The reinvented cartouchière with a twist

Fauré Le Page draws forth its cartouchière: a label classic with a twist. Once used to store hunter-princes’ ammunition, the cartouchière has been reinvented for women.

A comrade-in-arms to women who conquer, the Fauré Le Page cartouchière is both a vessel and weapon of seduction. Worn as a bandolier, it keeps ammunition at hand in the heat of battle.

On the reverse side, a hidden mirror helps find the target and take aim with a smouldering gaze. The giberne, a predecessor of the cartouchière, was created by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1620 to replace the older, impractical ‘bullet bag’. Initially worn as a bandolier under Louis XV, it soon started to be worn on a belt before returning to its earlier cross-body position in the mid 18 th century.

Ancient Regime, Revolutionary and Empire soldiers wore the giberne until it was replaced in 1845 by the cartouchière following the industrialization of the leather industry and the design of various coated canvasses.

This bag style was initially for men, but it became an iconic womenswear piece after WWII. Now Fauré Le Page is revisiting one of its historic 19th century bags with its famous ‘ scale’ canvas : this carved pattern has ornamented the label’s most precious weapons.

Store your weapons of seduction safely thanks to the grained leather flap and monogram closure.

-This bag is callibrated for seduction-