Our History - INDIES & Bleu Blanc Rouge

INDIES is first and foremost a high-end women's ready-to-wear group based in Provence, which has been designing and distributing its own collections for over 50 years.

Its founder, Jean-Jacques Garella, had the ambition to dress women for every moment of their lives through his brands: J.J Garella with elegance enhanced by colorful patterns, Bleu Blanc Rouge with its revisited classics and INDIES for a resolutely modern silhouette that combines elegance with casualness.

The group was founded in 1970 by Jean-Jacques Garella, a women's clothing retailer who decided to create his own collections under his own name: JJ Garella.

The success of the collections led to the opening of boutiques dedicated to the brand in 1972, followed by the development of distribution through a network of multi-brand retailers (109 today).

In 2008, the group accelerated its development by opening its own INDIES stores (14 points of sale in France) and a Franchise system (25 points of sale).

The www.indies.fr website was launched in 2013, offering omnichannel access to our customers. The Group also has an international presence in 25 countries.

In 2022, Anne de Gravelaine and her husband Philippe Rigal bought this fine French company with the aim of giving it a new dynamic while capitalizing on its many existing strengths.

The group was founded in 1970 by Jean-Jacques Garella, a women's clothing retailer who decided to create his own collections under his own name: JJ Garella.

The success of the collections led to the opening of boutiques dedicated to the brand in 1972, followed by the development of distribution through a network of multi-brand retailers (109 today).

In 2008, the group accelerated its development by opening its own INDIES stores (14 points of sale in France) and a Franchise system (25 points of sale).

The www.indies.fr website was launched in 2013, offering omnichannel access to our customers. The Group also has an international presence in 25 countries.

In 2022, Anne de Gravelaine and her husband Philippe Rigal bought this fine French company with the aim of giving it a new dynamic while capitalizing on its many existing strengths.

Today, one of the group's greatest strengths is still its integrated design office: stylists, pattern-makers and seamstresses design collections in the historic workshop, which boasts half a century of French know-how inspired by travel, the richness and creativity of local craftsmanship and the cultural diversity of the Mediterranean.

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The manufacture of our collections is entrusted to our partners in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, recognized for their skills and who share with us the same desire to produce more responsibly.

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