Creative director, Jitrois
Tristan Van Bruwaene
French
Van Bruwaene trained in fine arts and fashion, specialising in volume and leather embroidery, and spent about fifteen years in the Jitrois studio. In February 2026 he and Jay Wilson were named creative directors of the Paris leather house, with their first collection presented at Paris Fashion Week in March 2026 while the founder kept artistic direction.
Houses
Their runway, measured
88 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Tristan Van Bruwaene'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
Tristan Van Bruwaene 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
