MELANIE AVENARD, THE FOUNDER:
“Les Petits Dorés is the free child that vibrates within each of us.”
A childhood in the South shaped by fashion and cinema, always with her feet in the water, studies in visual communication and arts in Montpellier, and a one-year language stay under the Brisbane sun in Australia.
The arrival of her first son, Léonard, was the trigger for this beautiful family adventure! Goodbye to visible logos, overly sporty cuts and overly bold colors.
A melanoma affecting a close relative due to sun exposure, a professional reorientation and a strong desire to create... the brand was born!
Designing timeless, bohemian and durable collections that can be passed down between siblings while offering maximum sun protection for all our little “golden ones” around the world!
Three children later, Léonard (10 years old), Anna (7 years old), and Raphaël, the youngest, provide daily inspiration and energy to their passionate and creative mother.
Les Petits Dorés, to remember their first steps on the sand, the glow of their cheeks and their little sun-kissed legs ♥
OUR EXPERTISE:
All our raw materials are sourced in ITALY. In our collections we use an eco-sustainable technical fabric made from regenerated ECONYL® nylon. It is a textile increasingly used in responsible fashion because it fits into a circular, zero-waste approach while guaranteeing a tight fiber weave that blocks more than 98% of ultraviolet rays.
For its production, ECONYL® requires used nylon. It is therefore recovered from the sea to be recycled and given a new life. More specifically, it helps clean the oceans from abandoned fishing nets that threaten marine animals.
Our swimsuits are good for your children’s skin and good for the planet!
For the past 10 years, we have been working with the same production workshop, benefiting from their expertise in full transparency and sharing our ethical, environmental and human values.
Our factory holds the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 label, ensuring creations that are safe for health. All components of our swimsuits, from sewing thread to accessories, meet strict control criteria without exception.
Our manufacturing workshop specializes in swimwear textiles and defines its QSE policy to guarantee and optimize good working conditions for all our talented seamstresses.
Within our workshop, you can find major fashion houses such as KARL LAGERFELD, CHLOÉ, GIVENCHY...
Through our collections, we celebrate the work of these talented and remarkable women.
Welcome to the big Les Petits Dorés family!
HEALTH & PREVENTION CORNER:
• Only anti-UV fabrics effectively protect against UVA and UVB rays.
• Sunscreen is not total protection, just like cotton tops which block only about 4% of UV rays.
• Sunburn during childhood is a major risk factor for developing skin diseases or melanoma in adulthood. More than 17,000 melanomas are recorded every year in France.
• Let’s protect our kids from the irreversible damage of the sun!