B&W parade presents the haute maroquinerie Gratianne Bascans 

It was at the foot of the Pyrenees, on the banks of the river Gave in the authentic town of Oloron-Ste-Marie, that the Bascans factory was founded in 1830. Alexis Bascans opened an espadrille manufacturing workshop that went from strength to strength.

Like works of art, the creations Gratianne Bascans are carried out in limited quantityeach being numbered. If the origin of the family home dates back to 1830, the 6th generation has been able to instill a modernity the brand and bring it into the closed circle of the French fine leather goods.

The leather goods are handcrafted by French artisans who turn their trade into an "art". It is in the village of Espelette that the finest bull calf leathers are selected from an internationally renowned Basque tanner.