VILEBREQUIN X LA MARIOLE: SUN BALLS, NOT SNOWBALLS!
This holiday season, Vilebrequin has teamed up with Marseille-born La Mariole to help you bring your best gifting game with a très playful all-terrain pétanque kit—your ticket to endless hours of festive sunshine and laughter.
GIVE THEM PROVENCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
With Vilebrequin and La Mariole’s exclusive soft pétanque kits, Le Sud is never far!
An innovative and furniture-friendly take on Provence’s favorite game, La Mariole can be played almost anywhere: at the office holiday party (go, accountants!), in your living room with childhood friends—don’t worry, Mom, the tree is safe! And if things get heated, just take the game outdoors.
That’s the magic of La Mariole: anywhere is your playground.
A JOY-SOAKED GIFT, RESPONSIBLY CRAFTED.
Bougainvillea, sunshine, sea: experience the colors and emotions of the French Riviera every time you reach for a ball. Each kit has everything you need to get the holiday fun rolling. Responsibly crafted by a 100% women-led atelier in Turkey, pétanque balls are made with recycled leather from car seat offcuts. Leather is lovingly regenerated, dyed, and assembled before being stamped with Vilebrequin and La Mariole logos. The ultimate chic touch: a measuring tape inspired by the iconic Vilebrequin swim trunk drawstring. And just in case you disagree on the rules, you’ll find them printed on the dedicated carry bag.Two versions of La Mariole exist: classic (like traditional pétanque) or ‘crazy,’ where all rules are off. Define your playing zone, place the cochonnet or jack, and bounce balls off any obstacles—tables, walls, grandma.
ABOUT LA MARIOLE
From there, they began experimenting with juggling balls, introducing new rules and playing on unexpected surfaces. The rest was history. During the pandemic, "La Mariole" officially became a discipline with the creation of specially designed soft balls dedicated to the game.
After gaining popularity online, the brand now also works with an impressive network of department stores and concept stores to develop exclusive kits in premium recycled materials.
