Some collaborations feel inevitable, as if the universe had pencilled them in decades before reality caught up. LÉTRANGE à l’heure GIRBAUD is one such encounter. A project born not from boardroom strategy but from the dust-swept streets of Mexico City, where, on 3 October 2002 at precisely 8:10 a.m, François Girbaud’s curiosity was captured by a Land Rover topped with a tent. Inside was Sébastien Létrange, a man living a nomadic life that perfectly embodied the restless, inventive spirit Girbaud had long explored through denim and design.
On 21 May 2025, at exactly noon in Paris, Sébastien Létrange called Girbaud. Two sentences, twenty seconds, and the collaboration was born: LÉTRANGE à l’heure GIRBAUD. A dialogue between the equestrian heritage of LÉTRANGE, founded in 1838 in the stables of the Louvre Palace, and the radical ingenuity of Girbaud, whose work has reshaped the language of denim.
Central to the collection are the Attachant 8h10 and Attachant 12h00 bags, reimagined with subtle wit. Detachable forms, fine leather, and unexpected gestures give the bags a casual elegance and versatile wearability. Above all, function remains paramount: “I’ve never liked the fuss of hanging your bag off your arm all the time, that’s not practical,” Girbaud tells me at the launch. “A bag should be easy, comfortable, and purposeful.”
The bags arrive in two shades of blue and a deep green, featuring a back pocket and adjustable strap lengths. “The blue leather recalls the denim we’re known for, as does the pocket with our classic stitching,” Girbaud explains. An engraved silver piercing, punched through LÉTRANGE’s signature three-hole logo — itself inspired by the architecture of the Louvre’s historic stables — marks the collaboration. “Usually the Girbaud name is on the fly,” he adds. “So we had to think of something new for this.”
Beyond the bags, the capsule includes buckle-free belts that wrap with discreet precision, two supple leather envelopes, and playful Girbaud charms that swing from the handles.
What this collaboration ultimately delivers is a charming ease. While the collection’s dynamic and understated spirit leads the vision, craft and aesthetic are never compromised. The collection launched on 3 October 2025, exactly twenty-three years after that first enigmatic encounter—a true testament to enduring friendship and shared creativity.
