From manufacturing the famous local woollen shirts to the genuine sailor sweaters that were so tightly knit they were regarded as a ‘second skin’, SAINT JAMES has been the nautical sweater specialist for over 120 years. It takes at least 23 kilometers of thread and 18 manufacturing steps to make a SAINT JAMES sailor sweater. In total, over 18 seamstresses will have been involved in cutting, making, quality controlling and ironing the final item. Since 1889, Saint James has stood as a ward of French artisanship by keeping its knitting craftmanship in practice and has received official recognition for mainting this heritage (Label Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant).