Siblings Elsa, Mathieu and Antoine Mothay – grandchildren of the founding father of the French ready-to-wear model st james — Polène was launched in Paris in 2016 with the ambition to “seize the essence of a real leather-based items model,” explains Antoine. “We see it as creativity.” (Antoine is now CEO and the one firm nonetheless concerned within the firm. The legacy of tailoring is clear: Polène started with the Numéro Un and now has 13 purse types (or “collections,” because it’s referred to as), Costs vary from $460 to $690—luxurious with out the standing premium—and there are three completely different jewellery traces.