In doing this, many ofthe items from the French clothing manufacturer Petit Bateau meet the human-ecologicalrequirements of the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. In France, Petit Bateau has achieved cult status. Whole generations of French peoplehave grown up in romper suits, sleepsuits, underwear and pyjamas with the little boatlogo. No wonder - the traditional label was established back in 1893 in the formerstronghold of knitting, Troyes, as a high-quality supplier of children's clothes. Even atthat time, mothers appreciated the products because their quality stood up to so manytests. And top quality is still a focus at Petit Bateau today: "The quality concept hasbeen essential to us for a long time. One could even call it the DNA of our company",explains Pierre Antoine Perrot, Chief Operating Officer. Following the entry of the YvesRocher group in 1988, Petit Bateau was already making 40 percent of its turnover in themid-2000s abroad. A further turnaround took place when the product range was expandedto include adult fashion, triggered by one particular event. In 1994 it was no less thanKarl Lagerfeld who helped the Petit Bateau brand to achieve new popularity. The fashiondesigner sent Claudia Schiffer down the catwalk wearing a Petit Bateau shirt under aChanel outfit and thus started a new trend. Overnight, women became used to the ideaof wearing T-shirts in size "14 years". In the following years, the demand for T-shirts forchildren and young people experienced a real boom. "We took advantage of this trendand since then have also offered collections for "adults" - albeit in adult sizes such as S,M, L" outlined Pierre Antoine Perrot.Petit Bateau is primarily concerned with the quality concept. As a result of this principle,the company consistently insists on the vertical integration of all product levels - fromknitting and dying to textile finishing and the manufacture of ready-made clothes. Withits 2800 employees, the company manufactures more than 28 million pieces of clothingeach year at its locations in France, Morocco and Tunisia, mainly using cotton or mixturesof natural fibres. One focus is still the collections for babies and infants. For these youngcitizens of the world there is an extensive range of romper suits, sleepsuits, underwearand nightwear made of molton, terrycloth or velour.

Pic: All articles in the clothing collections for babies and small children are certified according to the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and meet the most stringent human-ecological requirements for certification in product class I (baby articles). © Petit Bateau All articles in this segment arecertified according to the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and meet the most stringent humanecologicalrequirements for certification in product class I (baby articles). The range forthis target group also includes child-friendly accessories such as soft toys, rattles, shoesand hats. A special customer service offered by Petit Bateau is the option to personalisetheir products, for example, with the name of its wearer.The trademark of the Petit Bateau collections is a maritime look, often with a stripedpattern in bright colours or on a white background. The company demonstrates itscreativity by cooperating with fashion designers, sometimes with seasonally changingcollections, which are often grouped together under a particular motto, like "Christmas","Vichy checks" or "Red gloss". Pierre Antoine Perrot is convinced about the benefits ofthis cooperation: "We are making the fashion of today - and this includes stylish, fresh andever more surprising collections.