In 2018 we stopped working with leather patches on our denim as we only want to work with leather where it serves a better purpose (such as for leather jackets). We had been looking for a substitute that could hold the test of the treatment that denim goes through in its lifetime and we finally found the paper-based jacron. Jacron is a material made of cellulosic fibers and acrylic polymers, and the cellulosic fibers in the jacron that we use are FSC-labeled.

The phase-out of the old patches for the new jacron ones started on all jeans from Fall 2018, with the exception of some carry-over styles as the carry-overs were already produced. On each product page, you will find the information whether it's a jacron or leather patch.

We have asked all our suppliers to stop using potential chemicals with animal derivates such as softeners containing animal derivates. We are not vegan certified and are therefore not communicating vegan on our garments, but all our jeans should be made without animal derivatives.