French House
Cantal
Leather belts crafted in the Cantal, interchangeable jewellery buckles. One buckle, one look. Endlessly.
Discover the bucklesThe jewel you choose.
The leather that carries it.
The leather you carry.
What if the buckle became a jewel you could change at will.
It all began in Yolet, a village in the Cantal that gave the house its name. I made my first buckles in my small workshop at home, with a simple intuition that has never changed.
Fifteen years on, our straps are still cut and sized by hand in our Cantal workshops.
Every piece is still a story of leather and hands.
Leather cut and assembled by hand in our workshops under the viaduct.
One strap, a thousand looks. Change it whenever you like.
Vegetable tanned, with a patina that grows finer season after season.
The know-how of the house.
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Our bags, the same standards.
DiscoverIn the press
From television to fashion magazines, Yolète dresses the waists of those who like to stand out.
Good to know
Yolète is a French house born in the Cantal. Our buckles are interchangeable, handcrafted waist jewels that sit on a leather strap to dress the belt. One strap takes dozens of buckles, and the look changes with your mood.
A jewellery buckle is a buckle designed and worked like a piece of jewellery, in aged brass, old silver or antique gold, sometimes hand enamelled. It is no longer tied to a single belt. You take it off, put another on, and collect them season after season. One leather strap, dozens of buckles, and as many different looks.
The leather strap is fitted with press studs. The buckle goes on and comes off in one move, no tools needed. Open the studs to release the buckle, then fasten the one you want. You switch looks in a few seconds.
Most of our straps are cut from vegetable tanned leather, a more responsible choice. Plain or textured, embossed python, pony hair or glitter, they are cut and sized by hand in our Cantal workshops.
Each season, nearly 45 new buckles are designed in house and crafted like jewellery. They are cast by an Italian artisan, then hand enamelled. Two collections come out each year, one for summer and one for winter.
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