2024 FRENCH stYLE...
Dotted across the beautiful grounds of The Heights you'll find French-inspired stalls and vendors selling treasures, wares, services, language and food, all with a French flavour...
Bellite
Bellite's fashion collections combine the effortless Australian lifestyle with distinctive French influences. Their collection showcases clothing, jewellery and accessories all designed and made by local talents based in France. With vibrant colours, creative colourways and sheer style, Bellite brings you cutting edge French fashion and accessories.
BLUYONDA
Bluyonda Pure Silk Scarves are unique and feature rich colours with eye catching abstract patterns and captivating stories. Exquisite French designs feature among a collection of over 70 scarves, each created from images taken by professional photography veterans and identical twins Dallas and John Heaton.
Bouquiniste
A bouquiniste is a bookseller who typically sells antique and second hand books in the iconic green stalls along the Seine River in Paris. Alliance Française de Geelong has a large volume of second hand books for sale, including pictorial and language-based resources along with novels.
Drop by and pick up a bargain.
FAMILY FOUNDED
Family Founded focuses on recycling, reusing, and restoring old pieces, breathing new life into them while embracing the timeless beauty of antique and vintage items. Each piece, handcrafted with care, reflects the enduring warmth of home. Here, you’ll discover one-of-a-kind furniture and beautiful vintage treasures that add character and charm to any collected home.
FRENCH GREEN GALLERY
French Green Gallery is a boutique gallery which creates upcycled jewellery range in silver featuring antique French coins, medals, trinkets, fob-watches - all hand-made in Geelong. You'll also find a selection of French abstract art pieces on offer.
Iconic cycling tours
Iconic Cycling Tours host cycling tours in the French Alps which are designed around the rider who wants to “see the destination” not race to the top or “blaze the descents.” You don’t need to be a fanatic, but if cycling is your thing, Iconic can plan a trip to ensure you enjoy the ride at an achievable pace to ensure your dream holiday is memorable. You’ll find Iconic in the Travel Hub.
Intext – Language International Bookshop
Intext – Language International Bookshop presents a beautiful range of French books that reflects the latest from France in literature, teaching and learning and children’s books. You’ll find fun and educational books and games at Intext.
La Boutique de Souvenirs
Alliance Française de Geelong brings you La Boutique de Souvenirs where you'll find your essential souvenirs of France and Eiffel Towers of every size and description! You’ll also find a selection of Savon de Marseille soaps and the iconic, Sophie la girafe.
L'ARtisan gourmet Food
Taste the difference with L’Artisan Gourmet Food, created by renowned chef, Lionel Abello using authentic French recipes, passed down through generations. Discover Australian made, French gourmet products including patés, rillettes, saussison, smoked tomatoes and cornichons along with take home, heat-and-serve delights such as beef bourguignon, cassoulet and confit duck.
Le Panier
The colours and vibrancy of Le Panier's bags, baskets and hats have been inspired and designed by the latest French fashion trends. Made with renewable resources (raffia) their bags are entirely handmade. Le Panier has created an exciting and colourful range to suit not only the fashion conscious woman, but the environmental one!
LONG PADDOCK CHEESE
Long Paddock Cheese produces a range of artisan organinc cow’s milk cheeses in the heart of Victoria in Castlemaine by resident French cheesemaker Ivan Larcher, known internationally as “the Cheese Whisperer’. With strong ties to France, Long Paddock Cheese featured in a French government funded movie “Terroir and Tradition – The Delights of the Victorian Countryside”.
Moorabool Antiques
Moorabool Antiques has a fine selection of genuine French antiques, including pottery and porcelain, silver, glass and artworks. You’ll also find a range of French themed cushions. Visit Moorabool Antiques in the historic Dovecot during the festival.
MR SMART MELBOURNE
Mr Smart Melbourne has a fine selection of menswear, homewares and body care, all made by celebrated French makers including Saint James (famous for their Breton stripe shirts), Andrée Jardin, known for clever home products and Guy de Jean for Jean Paul Gautier known for their exuberant umbrellas.
NATIONAL TRUST PLANT SALES
The National Trust gardeners have been busy nurturing lavender bushes struck from cuttings taken from within The Heights Heritage Garden.
Visit the National Trust shop in the Groom's Cottage and you'll find lavender essential oils, flavoured salts and other locally sourced lavender-based products.
ORIGINAL SPIRIT CO
Sourcing the best organic and wild crafted ingredients to combine traditional and modern techniques the Original Spirit Co produce a wide range of award winning gins, liquors and German style spirits. Stock you bar with aromatic gins or enjoy a ready to drink Gin 'n' Juice.
PARIS EN CADRE
Paris en Cadre offers high-quality framed prints of iconic French landmarks. Add a touch of Parisian charm to your home decor with our beautiful vintage prints.
PLUMP CUSHIONS
Plump Cushions create limited edition, sustainable, home living wares and clothing, designed and handmade in Australia using predominantly repurposed vintage textiles of natural fibres.
Provincial platters
Provincial Platters create handcrafted platters, bowls and charcuterie boards from used French oak wine barrels and other second-hand components. Visit Rob and select your special piece.
QQ La Praline Artisan Chocolatier
QQ La Praline is a family-owned business that brings you the finest artisan chocolates. Established in Melbourne in 2019, we handcraft all our chocolates using the finest Belgian couverture mixed with locally sourced ingredients. QQ La Praline gourmet creations are a mix of French classics and original flavours to indulge in.
RED Squirrel
-Found french treasures
Red Squirrel search the French countryside for treasures they love. From tiny hidden villages to brocante and local emmaus, often the background story comes with each item. Visit them to find vintage pieces, bric-a-brac, buttons, braids and found photos and curios alongside handmade and specially selected new wares.
RETRO PRINT MERCHANTS
Retro Print Merchants painstakingly restore old images to create beautiful wall prints, linen tea towels and greeting cards. They have been adding fun, colour and conversations to homes since 2012 with their Australian made collection of retro-inspired homewares.
Susan Kerian, Illustrator
Specialising in fashion illustrations, Susan’s work is colourful, with a sense of elegance. Inspired by the romantic Parisian aesthetic, her signature style uses a mix of watercolour paints, pencils, fine pen and digital drawing. Visit Susan and select from a beautiful collection of cards, tote bags or fashion art for your home.
Susan will conduct an Introduction to Fashion Illustration Masterclass over the weekend – details to come.
THE BRIAR PATCH WINTERGARDEN
The Briar Patch Wintergarden brings the brocante spirit to Le Festival Français. You’ll find antique and vintage wares including textiles, haberdashery, china, glass and wicker as well as bespoke cushions and lampshades created with vintage fabrics.
The Man in the Hat Garden Furniture
Visit The Man in the Hat Garden Furniture for timeless garden classics. In Sean’s brocante-style stall you’ll find refurbished table settings, pots and unique pieces for your garden.
WINE {DOMAINE}
Wine {Domaine} offers a wide range of rare wines and boutique liquors, from red wines and white wines to exclusive champagne, cognac, whisky and armagnac vintages. Wine {Domaine} is proud to have almost 30 years’ experience working with some of the largest and most prestigious names in the business.
Zoe & Chloe and co
Zoe & Chloe and Co was created with a desire for a colourful, elegant, yet affordable range of jewels to encourage women to stay in touch with their true self while tempting them to spice their daily lives. Pearls, Swarovski Crystals, Murano handmade glass beads, volcanic rock and some unique stones only found in Australia such as Bolder Opal, Zebra stone, Sunset stone ... visit May-Britt to select your unique piece created with French flair.
...AND MORE tO COME!
