Founder and artistic director, Jitrois
Jean-Claude Jitrois
French, born 1944
Jitrois studied psychology before turning to leather clothing after making a piece for Stéphanie of Monaco. He opened his first boutique in Nice in the 1970s and built a Paris house around luxury leather ready-to-wear. He is credited with developing stretch leather in the mid-1990s and kept artistic direction after naming two creative directors in 2026.
Houses
Founder and artistic director
Jitrois
Their runway, measured
88 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Jean-Claude Jitrois's looks are darker, more neutral, less tonal and shinier.
Colours
- Black · 2.0× the average48%
- Charcoal12%
- Chocolate brown6%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 1.8× the average5%
- Silver4%
- Red · 1.4× the average3%
- Hot pink / fuchsia · 6.7× the average3%
- Denim blue2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness24/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation12.4about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals70%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues74%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks28%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 33about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture4.85about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.111shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Clubwear31.8×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Slashed / laser-cut11.3×Detail
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Embossed / croc10.4×Surface
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Leather jacket10.3×Garment
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Punk / grunge10.1×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Leather9.1×Material
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Zips as decoration8.9×Detail
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Fitted / bodycon7.6×Silhouette
In 2 of their 2 collections
Silhouettes
- Fitted / bodycon 76%7.6×
- Straight / tubular 35%
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 27%1.5×
- Hourglass / cinched waist 27%2.7×
- Peplum 11%4.2×
Materials
- Leather 90%9.1×
- Suede 11%4.9×
- Sheer mesh 10%2.4×
- Fringe 8%1.5×
- Metallic / lame 8%2.2×
Details
- Zips as decoration 35%8.9×
- Shoulder emphasis 28%1.5×
- Hardware / studs / chains 27%2.0×
- Piping / contrast stitching 26%1.6×
- Cut-outs 22%5.1×
Patterns
- Animal print 9%5.5×
- Floral 6%33% less
- Text / slogan 6%5.2×
- Colour-block 6%
- Geometric 5%1.3×
Mood
- Edgy 74%4.8×
- Sensual 66%6.0×
- Powerful 65%4.3×
- Glamorous 22%2.0×
- Dramatic 18%1.4×
Era references
- 1980s 24%4.2×
- 1970s 16%1.4×
- 1990s 9%
- 2000s / y2k 7%3.4×
- 1960s 5%1.6×
From the AI tags on 88 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Collection by collection
How their colours, surfaces and signatures moved from show to show, oldest firstHover a collection to read it; click its colours to open it.
Among designers
Jean-Claude Jitrois against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measureJeanne Friot · Michelle Rhee · Christophe Lemaire & Sarah-Linh Tran · Ennio Capasa
