Guy Cotten partner

The conquest of the Seas began with the fishing ports.

There once was a time of heavy oilskins, which were barely comfortable and hardly robust in coated cotton.

In 1964 in Concarneau (Brittany), Guy COTTEN and his wife noticed, being good observers, and then develop more solid clothing: the lightness of the fabric made it possible to double the layers, and even triple them at the knees. It was revolutionary on the ports.

There was truly an increase in comfort and the clothing lasted three times as long. The artisan then became a salesperson at night and on Saturday mornings went from vessel to vessel in the ports of southern Finistère.
The little yellow man on the logo, known in all oceans and all ports in the world was finally invented in 1974.
The GUY COTTEN company now occupies nearly six thousand square meters of space, not more than 30m distance from its beginnings. Today, some three hundred employees participate in the permanent development of the Brittany company.

► GUY COTTON’s exclusive material for manufacturing the famous yellow raincoat is the Nylpêche: this fabric, which was designed and developed for the fishing industry, is chosen by a majority of the fishermen across the globe. The care brought to the coating process that includes nothing but high quality materials explains the excellent wear of the fabric to temperature fluctuations, oils and grease.

► The technical nature of Nylpêche guarantees unequalled resistance and waterproofing while remaining supple. It is the ideal fabric for bib and brace trousers, pea coats and trousers that are named Drennec, Pouldohan, Men Fall, and Rosbras, after the islands and cliffs in southern Brittany.

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