Workshops at our Margate & Rye Stores
When founding Les Animaux the aim was to create a brand that functioned outside the standard fashion industry where product is created with increasing regularity, almost immediately de valuing anything previously bought and owned. We passionately believe that clothes retain their value and beauty for years so long as they are carefully maintained, with this in mind we offer a complimentary life time repair service to our customers on any product they have bought from us and through this we have learnt and developed many tricks to repair and re invent garments that my show signs of wear and through this we wanted to spread this knowledge and share skills with anyone who was interested in learning some of these almost forgotten skills to use on their own clothes.
In addition we have adopted a zero waste approach to the materials we use and we are always looking for inventive ways to re use scraps, to print for business cards, price labels and patchworks that can be used in garments and home furnishing, also toys and novelties. Our patchwork and toy making classes are an opportunity to share this process with us, whilst meeting new people and also utilising scraps and discarded items you may have acquired in your own house to reinvent and create objects to treasure for the future.
Our Margate Store / 11 Lombard St, Margate CT9 1EJ
The opening of our Margate store and studio in 2021 was a new beginning for Les Animaux. It has allowed to be able to interact directly with our customers to serve their needs with a timeless product we made ourselves in a low impact cruelty free environment. By being totally transparent in our production (we literally have an open curtain policy between the shop and the studio) and its in our Margate store that we design, make and hand dye our collection.
Up-coming Workshops
We will be adding more dates for our quilting & doll workshops very soon along with new Workshops. Contact us for more information and register your interest.
Our Rye Store & Coffee Bar / 11A High St, Rye TN31 7JF
We opened our Rye Store in 2023. We love the creativity & spirit in Rye and being part of the thriving collection of independent stores. Our store is a grade 2 listed building that was built in the 15th century and was previously home to a bank. The original vault has been restored and is a treasured feature of our store.
The workshops will take place in our store, whilst the store is closed to customers, The store is spacious and full of natural light.


