COLLABORATION BANDITAS FROM MARSEILLE
I always say that Grungemama is a story of encounters…
Eric, creator of Banditas Marseille, was the first one.
When I started Grungemama, I knew nothing about the business. Not the suppliers, not the wholesalers, not the margins… I didn’t know the retail world at all.
OUR MEETING
One day, a Facebook follower told me: “Go to Rue Tapis Vert in Marseille, you’ll see… there are some great brands there.” That’s how I met Eric Babken Bazayan. He was smoking his cigarette in front of the shop, with a sharp look, not really smiling…
I walked in and discovered a very qualitative, truly original product. Nothing like what we could find in our Toulouse boutiques: plenty of linen, color, oversized cuts, knits in crazy shades, joggers, perfectly cut pants… just wow!

Then everything moved very fast — I left with an order of about thirty pieces, two colors each…
Two days later, the order was already sold out on the website… Three days later, we had our first argument (laughs)…
After that, I started working really closely with the brand Banditas from Marseille, and it just kept growing. I had found my counterpart… He had an incredible work rhythm, just like mine. Nothing scared us.
He would send me catalogs on WhatsApp, and I’d place my orders the same day. The next day, I was delivered. The day after, the photo was taken and the item was online…
BANDITAS FROM MARSEILLE, OUR HISTORIC MANUFACTURER
Then, with our first store on Rue d’Astorg and the website, our quantities became large enough to launch the first Grungemama T-shirts into production… Then came the Glitter Sneakers, with fluorescent yellow, orange and pink laces — a real hit!
New openings followed, the synergy worked, and I grew alongside him… almost like a superstition. He had to be part of Grungemama’s story — and he still is today. His first gift: a black mannequin that’s still lying around in our warehouse…
I attach great importance to the quality of the relationships I have with my partners, and it’s the same with my teams: business, yes, it’s necessary — we need abundance so that the team can work in good conditions and the company can grow with great prospects. BUT all of this with heart ❤️ otherwise, it doesn’t interest me.