Once upon a time, there was a first Maison Fauré Le Page, founded in 1717 in the heart of Paris. Seven generations of the same family distinguished themselves as gunsmiths to Kings and Princes. Within its workshops, master artisans joined their gestures to tame materials and craft weapons of exceptional beauty, so
beautiful that they served more for display than for battle. Commissions,
medals, and patents poured in. Fauré Le Page became a benchmark: in weaponry
and beyond, in luxury, art de vivre, and French craftsmanship.

In 2009, a new Maison Fauré Le Page was born and set up just steps from Place Vendôme, at 21 rue Cambon. It too tends the fire of creativity and the
excellence of craft. It selects the finest materials, gathering the most skilled leather artisans. Its métier is to forge “Weapons of Seduction,” designed for today’s heroes, arming them with flair, wit, and style to dare, to be themselves, to love.

In earlier times, Fauré Le Page brought together the greatest master craftsmen in its workshops: founders, sculptors, engravers, cabinetmakers, jewelers, and
leatherworkers collaborated in a precise ballet to create exceptional pieces.
These were luxury and ceremonial weapons that accompanied sovereigns and officers in their quests and ascents. Bonaparte’s saber and the pair of pistols
made in 1814 for the Aiglon, the only son of Napoleon I, are among the mythical
arms of the first Maison.

Today, creation remains a collective symphony: embroiderers, weavers, colorists, and screen printers combine their talents with those of master leather artisans to craft the bags and accessories that accompany today’s heroes in their daily lives—those who live a thousand days in one. The Ladies First bag is ready for every eventuality in a woman’s 24-hour day. Its barrel clasp playfully echoes history with a disarming wink—tinged with humor and irreverence. So Fauré Le Page!

In the past, scales were engraved into the metal of swords or sculpted into the
grips of firearms, attesting to the prowess of the Maison’s master artisans.
They symbolize strength as much as seduction: man forged his first armors by observing the scale-covered shells of animals, and in mythology, scales adorned the bodies of heroines—from Minerva to the sirens.

The Scale motif has crossed centuries to become a hallmark at the heart of the new Maison. It defines our exclusive materials:

• The Scale Canvas, hand screen-printed in France using a process similar to silk
  printing.
• The Saga Jacquard, woven in Italy, transforming the motif’s curves into an embroidered piece of armor.
• The Armure Leather, also made in Italy, a leather embroidered between strength and delicacy, inspired by cuirasses.

From armor to allure, the Scale motif has become our signature.

From the salons of the Château de Versailles to the streets of Paris; from Emperors, Kings, and Princes to the revolutionaries of 1789 and the July Revolution, the original Maison accompanied the destinies that shaped History. The resounding reputation of the brilliant gunsmith echoed far beyond borders and was rewarded with numerous prizes and medals, notably at the Universal Exhibitions.

 Two centuries later, the new Maison also bestows its own rewards, nine medals celebrating the heroes of amorous conquest, honored in the Orders of Serendipity, Impulse, Heart, Chance, Glance, Coup d’État, Masterstroke, Fate, or Love at First Sight. A playful reinterpretation of military tradition, an ode to seduction, and a way for everyone to personalize their Fauré Le Page bag with ribbons and medals—the faithful companion of their day.

Naturally, heroes carried only heroes’ weapons. Balzac, Chateaubriand, Dumas, Pushkin, and many other 19th-century writers mentioned the works of the famous gunsmith in their novels. These references enshrined Fauré Le Page within the collective imagination—at the crossroads of history, creativity, and culture.

 “Sir, I have been received as a marksman at Le Page in Paris.”
— Honoré de Balzac, La Peau de chagrin, 1831.

 Since 2009, the new Maison has been writing its own literary tradition, exploring the language of seduction through a library of works created in collaboration with writers, poets, journalists, illustrators, and photographers. The pen and the
word echo the work of the needle and the leather—reminding us that a luxury
House is not merely a witness to History; it is also the architect of the stories yet to be written for generations to come.