Family history

Contemplating a world living to the exciting rhythm of industrialization, Adolphe Tinland (1831-1902) understood the importance of change. Driven by the desire to represent in this new world the values ​​of his region and his know-how (originally being a silk miller), he decided to be part of this change by creating, on the basis of quality and know-how, a silk thread factory that he called Montagut.

Gaston, Adolphe's eldest son, succeeded in developing and industrializing the activity, notably by creating in 1925 a knitting and stocking manufacturing workshop using electrically powered machines employing around fifty workers.

It was in the mid-1920s that Georges Tinland, son of Adolphe Tinland, founded a silk knitting factory in Valence (Drôme): Bonneterie Cévenole. Taking a new strategic direction, he then decided to manufacture and sell high-quality silk lingerie and stockings under the name Montagut. A second factory was built in Guilherand-Granges (the group's current headquarters) to increase the production of silk stockings. This first strategic shift would allow the brand to flourish before the Second World War, especially as stockings were gradually becoming a consumer accessory.

After brilliant engineering studies, Léo Gros returned to Ganges to take over the dyeing business of his father, Fernand Gros, and thus came into contact with Bonneterie Cévenole and Georges Tinland, who was one of his customers. In 1963, Léo Gros, who had in the meantime become George Tinland's son-in-law because he was madly in love with his daughter, developed an artificial thread imitating silk in all its qualities, he then named it Fil Lumière. Through his travels, he made Fil Lumière Montagut polo shirts known throughout the Middle East and Indochina. They became the brand's iconic product!

In 1986, the company's global reputation accelerated under the leadership of Pierre Gros. It acquired significant expertise in the "fully fashioned" knitting of wool, cotton, and cashmere. The 21st century marked Pierre Gros's desire to make Montagut an even more global brand. While maintaining elegance as a leitmotif, he opened numerous stores, particularly in Asia, and expanded the brand to a much broader range.

Marine Lozet-Gros is the founder's great-great-granddaughter. She brings a new dynamic and inspires a contemporary style while respecting the brand's fundamental codes. She is the guarantor of the family history and its future in all areas related to creation and communication. She represents the 6th generation of the family.

Nicolas Gros, Marine's older brother, has extensive financial studies that have given him a particularly sharp approach to corporate finances. After working as a consultant, he joined the family business to launch the online store montagut.com in 2012, thus bringing the company into the new technology space.