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Jean-Claude Jitrois prepares for future with dual creative director appointments

French designer Jean-Claude Jitrois, an internationally renowned master of leather, has appointed two creative directors to “write the next chapter” for his brand. Jitrois will retain artistic direction, he told to AFP on Wednesday. “I turned 82 on January 10; we must prepare for the future. The future is youth,” Jitrois added, wishing to open “...

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Interview: Jean-Claude Jitrois on the past, present and future of leather

Leather has defined Jean-Claude Jitrois’ career. Worn by the likes of Brigitte Bardot, Elton John, Cher, Yoko Ono and Stéphanie de Monaco, to name but a few, his eponymous label has helped to show the world that leather can be sophisticated and versatile. So much so that he was knighted in 2001 by Légion d’Honneur, the highest French order of...