One year after our first joint project, this season marks Act II of a remarkable collaboration between Hast and the Franche-Comté based Manufacture Métis.
Proud of the enthusiasm surrounding the previous edition, we have decided to return with a dedicated tribute to French artisanal craftsmanship for lovers of fine fabrics.
On offer: a striking double-breasted suit crafted in a 100% French linen-cotton fabric.
A cotton anniversary for Hast and Manufacture Métis
Last spring around this time, we unveiled a capsule collection between our team and Manufacture Métis. As you may recall, it took the shape of a two-piece set featuring a work jacket and pleated trousers cut from an extraordinary 55% cotton and 45% linen fabric.
A year later, celebrating our proverbial cotton anniversary, we are uniting our passion with this French house once again. A second chapter that confirms our shared direction, renewing a joint commitment to French textile artisanship and reaffirming our love for noble fibres, expressive natural fabrics and authentic craftsmanship.
Manufacture Métis, a new dawn for French textile heritage
As its online introduction simply states, “Manufacture Métis is a French weaving workshop founded in 2016 by Cédric Plumey”.
In meeting Cédric, we encountered a professional obsessed with quality, but above all a truly rare enthusiast. Based in his native Doubs region, he weaves weaves of extraordinary character with the devotion of both artist and artisan; among the finest we have seen in our 13-year journey.
As its name suggests, Manufacture Métis weaves “métis” fabrics—blends of cotton and linen combined in varying proportions depending on the desired drape. More cotton enhances softness and a smooth touch, while more linen brings out strength, texture and breathability.
For nearly 10 years, Cédric Plumey and his team have composed this poetry across warp and weft; finding their lyrical expression in selected natural fibres, yarn weight, tension, blend and the subtle art of interlacing.
More than craftsmanship, it is an art that brings together discipline and sensitivity, precision and intuition, method and instinct. A conscious, responsible technique, both patient and passionate, that naturally struck a chord close to our hearts.
Manufacture Métis, heir to a storied past
Old ways often make the finest things. Cédric Plumey understood this and set about gathering, repairing and restoring machines straight from the golden age of an otherwise endangered French textile industry.
To transform yarn into fabric, Manufacture Métis relies on two 1970s winding frames and a 1907 sectional warper, while the weaving is carried out on shuttle and rapier looms built between 1892 and 1985.
Just like the pirn winders, shuttles, bobbins, rapiers and dobbies, these machines—some over a century old—have been meticulously restored, adapted and modernised to weave fabrics in 2025 imbued with old-world charm
Hast x Manufacture Métis: The Return
Following an inspiring initial collaboration, we are once again joining forces with Manufacture Métis for an enchanting new chapter.
Alongside our new Dolce Farniente collection, an ode to summer elegance, we are unveiling a two-piece suit crafted from a métis fabric straight out of Cédric Plumey's workshops.
This year, rather than celebrating workwear, we are honouring the tailoring spirit that has been so dear to Hast since 2012.
Up top, you will find a dark blue linen and cotton double-breasted jacket, featuring handsome chalk stripes. Nautically inspired and reminiscent of the blazer, this unstructured double-breasted jacket relies on a regular fit that is subtly tapered and 9 cm peak lapels to assert its sartorial roots. Yet its French 55% linen and 45% cotton fabric, natural shoulder line, balanced length and distinctive pattern imtely give it a less formal edge.
Supple and lightweight, it offers a wide range of styling options, equally suited to being worn with the matching trousers for a formal look or paired with jeans, chinos or even shorts for a more relaxed feel.
Down below, pleated trousers tailored from the same cloth complete the two-piece. Cut from a 260 gsm French métis fabric, they feature all the hallmarks of refined tailoring: a sharp crease, double pleats, a buttoned coin pocket and an extended waistband tab.
In keeping with the tailoring spirit here, it features a regular fit and a generous leg opening (21 cm on a size 40), which should delight devotees of classic elegance.
However, the original touch brought by its contrasting chalk stripes enhances its versatility, making it effortless to style in casual settings. Worn without the matching jacket, we can easily picture it with a t-shirt, a lightweight shirt or a knitted polo shirt, for an easygoing Riviera look.
A final word
Crafted in eastern France on 1962 shuttle looms, the métis fabric used for our chalk-stripe suit is a marvel by Manufacture Métis. An ode to authenticity and textile craftsmanship, it drapes our two-piece perfectly, lending extra character to an already exceptional piece.
True to our ambition of creating exceptional garments for your everyday wardrobe, we are proud to present this summer suit, conceived as a genuine national treasure.
An exceptional piece to discover now in-store and on Hastparis.com.