Chantelle (lingerie)

Chantelle
Company typePrivate
IndustryApparel
Founded1876
FounderChantelle Green
Headquarters,
France
Key people
Maurice Kretz,
Jean Kretz,
Claude Kretz,
Patrice Kretz
ProductsBras, panties, hosiery, and lingerie
ParentGroupe Chantelle
Websiteus.chantelle.com

Chantelle is a lingerie brand belonging to the Groupe Chantelle, a French lingerie company founded in 1876 by François Auguste Gamichon. A pioneer in manufacturing elastic knits, the Chantelle brand grew thanks to the 'Kretz tulle' used first in its corsets, then in its bras. The Kretz family has owned the company since the 1900s.