L'ombrelle : your new essential
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Le Parapluie de Cherbourg

He was born in Cherbourg, at the prow of the Cotentin Peninsula, a land surrounded by the sea that sometimes rocks him, sometimes roughs him up. He inherited a strong character from it. And like a sailboat flying the flag of its native port, he proudly displays the brand crest "Le Parapluie Cherbourg" embroidered directly on the canvas.
He was born in Cherbourg, at the prow of the Cotentin Peninsula, a land surrounded by the sea that sometimes rocks it, sometimes roughs it up. He inherited a strong character from it.

The

benchmark “made in France”

He was born in Cherbourg, at the prow of the Cotentin Peninsula, a land surrounded by the sea that sometimes rocks it, sometimes roughs it up. He inherited a strong character from it.
The Brand
The Brand

The Umbrella
of Cherbourg

A tribute to the film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, directed by Jacques Demy and set to music by Michel Legrand, this legendary film received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. This love story also launched the career of Catherine Deneuve, alias Geneviève, the young daughter of Madame Emery, a widowed umbrella seller with whom Guy, a mechanic who lives with his aunt Elise, is in love!

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A high-end umbrella sold worldwide

After Jacques Demy's film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, released in 1963, it's the turn of the Véritable Cherbourg to make the Cotentin capital shine. Born into a family of leather manufacturers, handed down from father to son since 1800 in Cherbourg, Jean-Pierre Yvon created and registered the brand "Le Véritable Cherbourg" in 1986. This high-end umbrella is sold worldwide. A jewel adopted by the biggest luxury brands...
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