Jitrois Stretch Leather

A couture material, designed for movement

At Jitrois, leather is conceived at the intersection of body and gaze. It is worked as a couture material in its own right, designed to accompany movement with precision, while revealing a beauty born from cut, controlled tension and exacting savoir-faire.

This vision finds its most accomplished expression in Jitrois stretch leather. A material developed to achieve a rare balance: freedom of movement and couture hold. Worn close to the body, like a second skin, it maintains a clean, legible line with immediate presence.
Jitrois stretch leather is engineered to perform: to sculpt, support and accompany the body in action.

What is Jitrois stretch leather?

Jitrois stretch leather is based on stretch plongé lambskin, selected for its fineness and prepared through a precise process that ensures controlled, stable and durable elasticity.

The lambskin is refined to an exceptionally thin thickness, typically between 0.2 and 0.3 mm. This fineness makes it possible to combine the leather with an elastic textile structure, conceived as an invisible support architecture. The result is fluid extension, stable recovery and excellent long-term hold, fully compatible with couture-level precision and a second-skin fit.

In wear, the material adapts naturally to anatomy and gesture.
In design, it allows for extreme precision: clean lines, exact cuts, garments that retain their architecture while moving with the body.

Jitrois stretch leather behaves as an active material. It follows the body with accuracy, supports movement and preserves the legibility of the silhouette, a defining signature of the House.

Couture in motion: mastering tension

At Jitrois, leather is worked according to a couture logic, in constant dialogue with the body. Each piece is conceived as a mobile architecture, where line precision, volume balance and tension control play a central role.

Stretch leather makes this level of exigence possible, especially in garments worn close to the body. It allows for:

• fluid, natural freedom of movement
• a sculptural, second-skin fit that is both comfortable and structuring
• controlled tension that maintains a clean line
• precision cutting and assembly, where every seam contributes to construction

Material and cut operate together. Stretch leather gives the cutter the ability to work with heightened exactitude, refining lines and shaping garments close to the body while preserving visual stability.

This mastery gives Jitrois silhouettes their singular sensation: the body is supported, movement is accompanied, the line is affirmed.

A material conceived from the outset

The performance of stretch leather begins with rigorous hide selection. Jitrois chooses lambskins known for grain fineness, regularity and their ability to deliver suppleness, resistance and long-term stability.

This exigence ensures:

• material quality suited to precision cutting
• the consistency required when construction relies on tension and movement

The coherence of the hide allows the cut to fully express itself and the line to remain stable, legible and balanced, even in motion.

French tanning: geographic mastery and technical precision

Jitrois stretch leather is tanned in France, in the south-west, at the heart of a region historically dedicated to leather and hide preparation. This location ensures continuity of know-how and a level of control essential for a material worn close to the body.

The tanning process is designed to meet technical requirements directly linked to couture:

• controlled thickness of lambskin, adapted to precise cutting work
• integration with an elastic textile structure, ensuring fluid extension and stable recovery
• dimensional stability, essential for maintaining line precision over time
• mechanical resistance, compatible with the tensions generated by movement
• hand feel and surface finesse, enabling a controlled second-skin wear

Tanning is a structural stage. It conditions the precision of the cut, the legibility of the silhouette and the durability of the garment, just as much as assembly does.

The essential gesture: cutting

Before assembly, there is a foundational gesture: cutting.

At Jitrois, the cutter plays a central role. Their eye reads the hide, respects its grain direction and anticipates its behavior in movement. Each piece is cut by hand, individually, in a direct and attentive relationship with the material.

Cutting becomes an act of interpretation. Stretch leather allows lines to be refined, tension to be worked with accuracy and the garment to be inscribed in a precise relationship with the body.

Iconic pieces: the second-skin signature

Stretch leather supports the most emblematic expressions of Jitrois: fitted silhouettes, clean lines, precise constructions, designed to follow the body while maintaining a controlled presence.

Sculptural dresses, second-skin skirts, sharply drawn jackets or trousers with controlled proportions all share the same intention: to accompany movement with fluidity while affirming the Jitrois line.

Over time, the leather softens, develops a patina and adapts to gesture. It retains the memory of the body as a progressive refinement, reinforcing a rare sensation: the garment becomes evident, almost natural.

The sensation: embodied presence

Wearing Jitrois stretch leather creates a heightened sense of presence.
The garment engages the body with precision, supports movement and structures the silhouette from within. The line remains clear, tension balanced, intention immediately legible.

This sensation goes beyond appearance. It arises from a deep understanding of gesture, balance and physical energy in motion. The leather accompanies, amplifies and channels physical power, refining posture and stabilizing the body’s axis.

As the body feels supported, aligned and held, an inner strength emerges. The garment acts as an anchor point: it clarifies presence, reinforces focus and establishes a form of active calm. Posture influences mindset; physical hold supports mental clarity.

Jitrois stretch leather sets the condition.
It engages the body, sharpens awareness of movement and reinforces certainty of one’s own presence — a power felt before it is perceived, experienced before it is shown.

Care, longevity and the long view

Jitrois stretch leather is designed to last. Its material quality, preparation and cut allow it to evolve over time, adapt to the body and gain presence through wear. It belongs to a long-term approach, where garments are kept, reactivated and lived in fully, season after season.

To preserve its beauty, structure and legibility:

• store garments on a suitable hanger, in a temperate and ventilated space
• favour regular wear, allowing the material to find its balance
• entrust cleaning to a leather specialist, respecting surface and cut
• accompany natural patina, which enriches the material and strengthens its character

When creases appear through wear or storage, a light press with a clean iron, set to silk or wool heat, helps revive the surface, smooth the line and restore the leather’s natural sheen.
This simple gesture acts as a gentle renovation, extending the garment’s life, reactivating its presence and contributing to a more responsible vision of luxury, grounded in durability and conscious use.

Worn, cared for and respected, Jitrois stretch leather stands the test of time.
It establishes a lasting relationship between body, material and gesture — an elegance that is built, and that endures.