Trained as a photographer, Marc Mellet often travelled to Mongolia to report on his travels. His travels made him aware of the realities of local stockbreeders, so he created Mes Chaussettes Mongoles to help them. The company is part of a fair-trade approach, offering an outlet for little-known wools whose quality, comfort, softness and warmth delight the initiated. For example, the cashmere, yak down, camel down and sheep’s wool used in its socks directly contribute to preserving the ancestral way of life of breeders from a culture that is highly respectful of animals.

On the other hand, the socks are manufactured in factories in Ulan Bator using the latest textile technologies from South Korea. And it’s this mix of tradition and modernity, so similar to modern Mongolia, that the company wants to share with its customers through its production.

Podcast recorded by: Servane Caradec, Camille Laban, Chloé Bideault, Hichma Ali Said, Lola Marzeliere, Corentin Jaumouillé

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