Lilith

What Lilith does

Lilith is a French women's ready-to-wear fashion brand founded in 1990, registered as a Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) in Paris with €12,000 share capital. The company was reinvented in the 2020s under the leadership of Designer CEO Caroline Petit and two other long-standing team members, who repositioned the brand around a sustainable and ethical business model. Lilith designs its collections exclusively in Paris and sells directly to consumers worldwide through its own e-commerce website at lilithparis.com, with no physical retail locations. The product portfolio spans dresses (€187-216), trousers (€110-242), skirts (€168-226), tops (€87-163), jackets (€149-285), and knitwear (€125-181), with a Lilith Days outlet channel offering up to 50% discounts on end-of-season items.

The company operates a pre-order production model where items are manufactured only after sufficient customer orders are received, with full refunds if minimum targets are not met. This limited-edition capsule approach is designed to eliminate overproduction and textile waste. Manufacturing is outsourced to three core partner workshops: a Portuguese jersey workshop in Carregal Do Sal (250 employees, producing 56% of its own energy), a Tunisian warp and weft workshop operated by Stéphane Chomarat with 40 years of high-end ready-to-wear experience, and an Italian knitting workshop founded in 1968 that covers nearly 100% of its energy needs through renewables. These short production circuits are intended to minimize intermediaries and environmental impact.

Lilith's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer only, with international shipping to France, Switzerland, the UK, and the United States. Marketing is conducted through the brand's own website, Facebook (@Lilith.Paris.Officiel), Instagram (@lilith.paris), and email newsletters for new collection previews and exclusive offers. Payment processing is handled by Monetico and delivery by Colissimo, with the website hosted by Swiss provider Infomaniak. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or venture capital backing, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Lilith

Legal name

LILITH

Website

https://lilithparis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lilith Paris is a privately held French women's ready-to-wear fashion brand founded in 1990 and reinvented under sustainable, ethical principles in the 2020s. It designs limited-edition capsules in Paris, manufactures through partner workshops in Portugal, Tunisia, and Italy, and sells exclusively direct-to-consumer via its e-commerce site with international shipping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Ready-to-Wear Fashion

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110)

SIC

Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (5621), Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAAABAB

Women’s Apparel Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Apparel Retail (Specialty & Mass)

SECONDARYCRAAAFAG

Luxury Womenswear

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Luxury & Designer Fashion

Keywords

• Women's ready-to-wear
• Eco-responsible fashion
• Limited edition apparel
• Sustainable clothing brand
• French fashion designer

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiltigheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: One-time purchase model for clothing products sold directly through the e-commerce website. Full payment required at time of pre-order.
2. Gift Cards: Gift cards available for purchase on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lilith Paris designs, produces, and sells eco-responsible women's ready-to-wear clothing — including dresses, trousers, skirts, tops, blouses, shirts, jackets, coats, and knitwear — through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model. Each season the brand releases limited-edition capsule collections crafted in family-run partner workshops in Portugal, Tunisia, and Italy, with a pre-order system that triggers production only when minimum order targets are met to avoid overproduction. The brand also offers a Lilith Days outlet section for end-of-season pieces and digital gift cards.

Product overview

Lilith Paris is a French fashion brand specializing in eco-responsible women's ready-to-wear clothing. Founded in 1990, the brand operates a pre-order system that produces limited quantities to avoid waste. Their product portfolio includes dresses (such as Davina, Dasia, Eva, Clarine, Brune), skirts (Annie, Duan, Enolan, Clémentine, Aimée), trousers (Anatole, Esha, Dorothy, Camden, Carino, Dries, Blow, Honoré), tops and blouses (Brenda, Beata, Celina, Colin), shirts (Andrea, Aude, Charlie, Enza, Firma), jackets and coats (ADAM, CLEO, Eloi, Filippo, Flore, Faith), and knitwear (Flip, Hugo, Emilio, Ethel, Gianni). The brand also offers an outlet section called Lilith Days for discounted end-of-collection items. All products are designed in Paris with production through partner workshops in Portugal, Tunisia, and Italy, emphasizing short production circuits and ethical manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eco-Responsible Women's Ready-to-Wear Collection Limited-edition women's ready-to-wear clothing — including dresses, trousers, skirts, tops, blouses, shirts, jackets, coats, and knitwear — designed exclusively in Paris and produced in family-run partner workshops in Portugal, Tunisia, and Italy. Targeted at eco-conscious women seeking timeless, sustainably-produced garments sold directly through the Lilith Paris website via a pre-order model.
• Solaris Collection (Spring/Summer 2026) Seasonal eco-responsible women's ready-to-wear capsule collection for Spring/Summer 2026, comprising dresses, tops, trousers, and accessories designed in Paris and produced through Lilith's partner workshops. Sold through the Lilith Paris e-commerce site.
• Lilith Paris Gift Card

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Portuguese Jersey Workshop (MAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturing partner based in Carregal Do Sal, Portugal, employing 250 people. Produces 56% of its energy consumed and separates/processes waste. Known for family-oriented work environment and local employment impact.
• Tunisian Warp and Weft Workshop (Atelier de Trame Tunisien)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench partner operated workshop in Tunisia led by Stéphane Chomarat, with 40 years of experience in high-end ready-to-wear production. Preferred partner of major French ready-to-wear brands, emphasizing quality, responsiveness, and proximity.
• Italian Knitting WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1968, this workshop covers nearly 100% of its energy needs through renewable resources and photovoltaic panels. Small team of specialized experts controls every phase of production from knitting to dispatch.
• ColissimominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench postal service used for delivery in France and internationally, offering options with/without signature, and Point Relais delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Faguo: French sustainable fashion brand known for eco-credentials and B-Corp status — comparable on sustainability messaging and DTC distribution, with adjacent product mix incl. footwear and accessories.
• Soi Paris: Small French DTC womenswear brand with a poetic/artisanal aesthetic — comparable scale and Paris-designed, Paris-sold model, but with a different category mix.

Direct peers

• Sandro: French contemporary womenswear brand (SMCP group) — same Parisian design origin, overlapping ready-to-wear categories, and similar target customer at comparable price points.
• Armedangels: European sustainable fashion brand headquartered in Germany — directly comparable on eco-responsible positioning and limited-run philosophy across womenswear.
• Sézane: French DTC-first contemporary womenswear brand at similar price points with a strong sustainable/ethical positioning narrative — the closest direct comparable by model and category.
• Rouje: French DTC contemporary womenswear brand launched by Jeanne Damas with similar size and Parisian identity; shares the digital-first, capsule-driven go-to-market model.
• Ba&sh: French contemporary womenswear brand (part of SMCP) operating at similar price points and targeting the same "modern woman" segment, though with broader retail/wholesale distribution.
• Maje: French contemporary womenswear brand from the SMCP group — directly comparable product range (dresses, knitwear, jackets) and price tier, with much greater scale.
• Ekyog: French sustainable womenswear brand with explicit eco-responsible positioning — matches Lilith on sustainability narrative and French origin, though with broader product assortment.

Broad incumbents

• Stella McCartney: Global luxury house built around sustainable and cruelty-free fashion — relevant comparable on eco-responsible positioning and women's ready-to-wear, though at far higher price points and global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lilith.Paris.Officiel
• Instagraminstagram.com/lilith.paris/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lilith-paris

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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