Renowned since 1830, Poursin is one of the oldest manufacturers in Paris and the last one in France still making buckles—a guardian of 19th-century craftsmanship that equips luxury leather goods, the Republican Guard, the Cadre Noir de Saumur French National Riding School and many other prestigous institutions.
Its prestige is as unbreakable as the material upon which it is based: brass, which Poursin has raised to the rank of a work of art. Its quality is well known by those who appreciate fine workmanship. Many people come to its shop at 35 Rue des Vinaigriers in search of beautiful hand-crafted belt buckles, rosettes, chains, buttons, clips, rings, stirrups, spurs or clasps. The biggest names in luxury and fashion , from Saint Laurent to Lanvin, Courrèges, Isabel Marant and Jacquemus, often stepped across its threshold to find the metal accessory that changes everything. It is the only place of its kind in Paris. Yet in 1890, nothing hinted that the small family business was destined for such a bright future. The workshop, which in 1830 belonged to a certain M. Leclerc, started out by making buckles for harnesses, then specialized in pieces for hitching and equestrian tack, its flagship products being Napoleonic cartridge belts and ornaments…
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