40 YEARS OF LEATHER IN MOTION
The Jitrois house is recognized worldwide for its discoveries in the treatment of leather, which over 40 years of creation have enabled it to multiply its uses, comfort and appearance. Jitrois leather is unique because it uses the noblest and oldest garment material used throughout human history, while working tirelessly to bring improvements that, far beyond a single fashion effect, will liberate and transform its uses.
In a decade, Jean Claude Jitrois has gone from the black jacket to the haute couture dress of coloured leathers, embroidered, with bold volumes or graceful lines. Each decade brings new discoveries, such as stretch leather in the 90s, that Jean Claude develops with Dupont de Nemours. This technological revolution gives full meaning to the expression « second skin ». Jitrois stretch leather sublimates the shape, changing colour and light, protecting and freeing the body, in movement as in expression. Each creation becomes unique, adapting to the person who wears it. Customers love this singularity, which makes each piece unique, cult and timeless.
40 YEARS OF LEATHER IN MOTION
The Jitrois house is recognized worldwide for its discoveries in the treatment of leather, which over 40 years of creation have enabled it to multiply its uses, comfort and appearance. Jitrois leather is unique because it uses the noblest and oldest garment material used throughout human history, while working tirelessly to bring improvements that, far beyond a single fashion effect, will liberate and transform its uses.
In a decade, Jean Claude Jitrois has gone from the black jacket to the haute couture dress of coloured leathers, embroidered, with bold volumes or graceful lines. Each decade brings new discoveries, such as stretch leather in the 90s, that Jean Claude develops with Dupont de Nemours. This technological revolution gives full meaning to the expression « second skin ». Jitrois stretch leather sublimates the shape, changing colour and light, protecting and freeing the body, in movement as in expression. Each creation becomes unique, adapting to the person who wears it. Customers love this singularity, which makes each piece unique, cult and timeless.
THE LEATHER COUTURIER
Jean-Claude Jitrois is the leather designer, but also the creator of many new leathers. Maison Jitrois, through the previous career of its artistic director as a psychomotor therapist, has a unique sensory and visual approach to the body, with the aim of enriching the possibilities of expression that its discoveries allow. His early work will have focused on gender transgression, with recreated male leather garments for women. Then from the beginning of the 80s, he turns to the development of brightly coloured leathers without limits of audacity or volume
In the 2000s, new discoveries allowed the Jitrois house to realize a dream, creating leather pants resembling jeans, with a perfect leather feel of the best quality. But above all, these leather pants are machine washable, and like jeans they acquire a patina over time and with use.
THE LEATHER COUTURIER
Jean-Claude Jitrois is the leather designer, but also the creator of many new leathers. Maison Jitrois, through the previous career of its artistic director as a psychomotor therapist, has a unique sensory and visual approach to the body, with the aim of enriching the possibilities of expression that its discoveries allow. His early work will have focused on gender transgression, with recreated male leather garments for women. Then from the beginning of the 80s, he turns to the development of brightly coloured leathers without limits of audacity or volume
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In 2000, new discoveries enabled Maison Jitrois to realize a dream: to create a pair of leather pants resembling jeans, with a perfect leather feel and better quality. But above all, these leather pants are machine washable, and like jeans they acquire a patina over time and with use.
LEATHER JITROIS
Maison Jitrois is historically recognized worldwide for using the finest leathers, mainly from the French industry. It’s always worth remembering that the use of leather is in essence a recycling operation, coming from the recovery of unused parts from the food industry.</p></p>
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French lambskin has a very long tradition of high quality, the industrial processes of which are often an example for our neighbours. The leathers selected by the house come from skins rigorously selected by expert craftsmen from the best tanneries. They are exclusively produced in France, from French and Spanish lambs, for its dipped leathers as well as for its dipped stretch leathers.
LEATHER JITROIS
The Maison JITROIS is historically recognized around the world for using the best leathers, mainly from the French leather industry. It is always useful to remember that the use of leather is in essence a recycling operation, coming from the recovery of unused parts of the food industry.
French lambskin has a very long tradition of high quality, the industrial processes of which are often an example for our neighbours. The leathers selected by the house come from skins rigorously selected by expert craftsmen from the best tanneries. They are exclusively produced in France, from French and Spanish lambs, for its dipped leathers as well as for its dipped stretch leathers.
A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE
The Maison selects “the grain of the leather”, which is the noblest part of the skin, the surface. This part is then combined with a cotton and elastane fabric to create the stretch effect. The leathers used are simply immersed in a dye bath to be then protected. Matte or shiny, the « cuir plongé » item thus reveals the fine and natural grain of the lambskin, with a softest and unique touch.
La Maison Jitrois is particularly demanding when it comes to respecting and exceeding all production, aging and tanning standards, and actively contributes to environmental and social responsibility duty, which has always been the prerogative of quality manufacturing: manufacture less, better and long-lasting products. Working with the desire to go beyond what laws and regulations require, with the following priorities: reducing or even eliminating environmental impacts, consolidating the circular and local economy, sharing and monitoring these principled commitments with our manufacturers, sub-contractors, artisans and lamb skin manufacturers.
A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE
The Maison selects “the grain of the leather”, which is the noblest part of the skin, the surface. This part is then combined with a cotton and elastane fabric to create the stretch effect. The leathers used are simply immersed in a dye bath to be then protected. Matte or shiny, the « cuir plongé » item thus reveals the fine and natural grain of the lambskin, with a softest and unique touch.
La Maison Jitrois is particularly demanding when it comes to respecting and exceeding all production, aging and tanning standards, and actively contributes to environmental and social responsibility duty, which has always been the prerogative of quality manufacturing: manufacture less, better and long-lasting products. Working with the desire to go beyond what laws and regulations require, with the following priorities: reducing or even eliminating environmental impacts, consolidating the circular and local economy, sharing and monitoring these principled commitments with our manufacturers, sub-contractors, artisans and lamb skin manufacturers.
THE JITROIS LEATHER OF THE FUTURE .
This research work is of course carried out while maintaining quality as a primary value, as it guarantees the longevity of the product.
Nowadays, there are revolutionary perspectives for the production of leather (as opposed to so-called “Vegan” plastic imitations), such as production from stem cells, which would eventually make it possible to literally grow leather of all types of leather from all sorts of animals, with a perfect quality and zero environmental impact. And whose new properties would be an infinite new creative field that the Maison Jitrois is impatiently awaiting…
THE JITROIS LEATHER OF THE FUTURE .
This research work is of course carried out while maintaining quality as a primary value, as it guarantees the longevity of the product.
Nowadays, there are revolutionary perspectives for the production of leather (as opposed to so-called “Vegan” plastic imitations), such as production from stem cells, which would eventually make it possible to literally grow leather of all types of leather from all sorts of animals, with a perfect quality and zero environmental impact. And whose new properties would be an infinite new creative field that the Maison Jitrois is impatiently awaiting…
JITROIS WORKSHOPS .
Creativity, craftsmanship and social responsibility are at the heart of the house. This notion is part of a commitment to preserve and enrich the heritage of the house and to pass on know-how from generation to generation. The house Jitrois chooses the know-how that meets its requirements in terms of excellence and innovation that is found in France…
Thus, our studio is located in the Faubourg Saint Honoré, as close as possible from our customers. Our creations can be made in the studio by our couturiers and seamstresses, depending on whether they are unique couture pieces, or by our historical French subcontractors or artisans among the most talented, endowed with celebrated Parisian know-how and a handcrafted heritage that dates back over 40 years.
THE JITROIS ETHIC
The process of designing a piece takes hours of thought, attention to detail and finish, in order to craft a garment whose construction and look is bound to last for years. Maison Jitrois likes to add another dimension to quality, which is the longevity of style. In our collections, some models remain unchanged, called “essential”, and contribute in a very simple way to the overconsumption due to the planned obsolescence of other industries.
The house is mobilizing more and more to work in favour of respect for the environment and respond to contemporary ethical issues while promoting the creation of responsible value, an essential value of the house which is constantly reinventing itself, remaining positionedon high-end products, to inspire consumers around the world with the quality of its products and to prove its culture of excellence.
JITROIS WORKSHOPS .
Creativity, craftsmanship and social responsibility are at the heart of the house. This notion is part of a commitment to preserve and enrich the heritage of the house and to pass on know-how from generation to generation. The house Jitrois chooses the know-how that meets its requirements in terms of excellence and innovation that is found in France…
Thus, our studio is located in the Faubourg Saint Honoré, as close as possible from our customers. Our creations can be made in the studio by our couturiers and seamstresses, depending on whether they are unique couture pieces, or by our historical French subcontractors or artisans among the most talented, endowed with celebrated Parisian know-how and a handcrafted heritage that dates back over 40 years.
THE JITROIS ETHIC
The process of designing a piece takes hours of thought, attention to detail and finish, in order to craft a garment whose construction and look is bound to last for years. Maison Jitrois likes to add another dimension to quality, which is the longevity of style. In our collections, some models remain unchanged, called “essential”, and contribute in a very simple way to the overconsumption due to the planned obsolescence of other industries.
The house is mobilizing more and more to work in favour of respect for the environment and respond to contemporary ethical issues while promoting the creation of responsible value, an essential value of the house which is constantly reinventing itself, remaining positionedon high-end products, to inspire consumers around the world with the quality of its products and to prove its culture of excellence.