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Chantelle

French lingerie brand of Groupe Chantelle, which began in 1876 as a maker of elastic knits and has been owned by the Kretz family since the 1900s; the Chantelle name dates from 1949, and the firm made its first bras in 1962 at a plant in Épernay. via research ↗

chantelle.com ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Origin

🇫🇷 France

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City

Cachan

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Founded

1876

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Company

Large ~750 people

Approx. 750 at French entity Chantelle SA (Xerfi, 2023); group about 6,000-6,200 worldwide.via research ↗ · 2023

Owner

Groupe Chantelle · independent

Family-owned by the Kretz family (holding ACK); Patrice Kretz is chairman.via research ↗Wikipedia says group

Price

€ €29–€68

median €49 · T-shirt €49 · typical range of 40 products

Ethics

2.1 / 5

average of 2 sources ↓Good On You: Not good enough

Quality

—

no sources found

Reviews

★ 4.6 / 5

average of 1 source ↓222 reviews

Newsletter

Not yet

Certifications

oeko-tex

Ratings

Ethics

2.1/ 5

Weighted average of 2 sources

Good On You 2.0
rating organisation · counts 64%
Not good enough (2/5) ↗ · 2026-07 · autoPeople: Not good enough · Planet: Not good enough · Animals: Not applicable
MoralScore 2.2
journalism / NGO report · counts 36%
44/100 ↗ · 2026-10 · autoGeneric score over 10 categories (environment, social, ethics…) · sector: Habillement

Quality

No independent quality test or expert review found.

Customer reviews

4.6/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source · 222 reviews

Product reviews on the brand's shop 4.6
brand-run reviews · counts 100%
4.61 / 5 over 3 best-selling products ↗ · 222 reviews · 2026-10 · autoCollected by the brand's own review app; brands can moderate these, so they count less

Each source is averaged first, then sources are weighted by reliability: audits, lab tests and verified-buyer platforms count most, rating organisations and expert reviewers less, brand-run reviews and community opinion least. Review scores also weigh by how many reviews stand behind them, and anything older than three years fades.

Sourcing & ethics

Larger brand: family-owned (Kretz family) French lingerie group founded in 1876, which also owns Passionata, Femilet, Darjeeling and Orcanta. Keeps an own workshop in Épernay, but most production moved abroad from the 1980s, mainly to Tunisia and also Thailand. Publishes annual CSR reports.

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