Apolline Faber is a 21-year-old student and entrepreneur who comes from Paris. After 2 years of “prépa”, she joined Audencia Business School to pursue an undergraduate program and postgraduate degree in management with a specialization in Corporate Social Responsibility. At the end of 2022, she joined forces with fellow student and friend Agathe Sotton and cofounded café crème, an ethical, inclusive and environmentally friendly lingerie business.

Café Crème Inc.
• A 100% French brand – The panties and accessories are meticulously hand-sewn in Lyon, France. The fabrics used are French and eco-responsible. It is important for us to promote short circuits and local products.
• Inclusion – Café crème wants to sublimate all morphologies and all sizes. The sizes offered range from 32 to 50 and you may contact the company on Instagram to create a custom panty if needed.
• The production method – Each panty is sewn on demand to avoid overproduction and to promote slow fashion. The delays are thus lengthened, count between three and four weeks before receiving your panties.

• How was the idea born?
Agathe is from Lyon, Apolline is from Paris, and the two met in Nantes in March 2022. They quickly became very good friends.
During her semester abroad in South Africa, Apolline took entrepreneurship courses. This made her want to start a business of her own. That is when she considered partnering up with Agathe, who had been sewing clothes for years.

• How the duo works
Agathe is passionate about sewing, she is creative and manual.
Apolline, on the other hand, is very interested in the business, marketing and financial aspects.
Each of them dedicates themselves to what they love while following closely the activities of the other.

Podcast enregistré par Léa Feisthauer