Dear Club Patine,

I hate stretch jeans!



...And it was from there that we imaginedDonna stretch jeans.

A middle school flashback is in order: after 2 years of 6th A and 5th A in "rigid" blue jeans, Levi's made in the USA paired all year long with navy blue Converse - stretch arrived in my life, and in the lives of thousands of teenage girls swept away by the Cimarron wave.

I had a black one, a burgundy one, a pink one. They were the perfect combo with my long-sleeved, glittery, pink, tight-fitting Morgan de toi tee-shirt, my little Pimkie tops, my formidable (fake) cream-white heeled Pataugas from La Halle Aux Chaussures, and my Agatha "stone disc on leather strap" pendants. And once again, I apologize to the great gods of good taste: I'm not proud of this period, which I'll emerge from by skateboarding, in the mood for extra-large overalls and Caterpillars. Go figure.

Flashback 2: Here we are 10 years later. It's the 2000s, jeans are once again full of elastane. Beauty magazines share firming tips against thighs that touch and the "muffin top," that little mass of fat that tops off a stifled waist. Until 2015, stretch jeans were super skinny, marked the ankle, bulged the calf, and shortened the legs over our ballet flats. The silhouette is anything but enhanced, and to erase our insecurities, we're prescribed zero-cellulite, caffeine-infused creams with pineapple scents—what a great deal. Fast fashion is flooding us with stretch jeans that wrinkle and soften too quickly, and it was around this time that I started hunting for 0% elastane jeans in vintage shops.

And you see where I'm going with this, since there's a twist. The fantasy of "good black stretch jeans" has never completely left me. Maybe because of Kate Moss in her TopShop period. Maybe also because in contrast with a big sweater, an oversized white shirt, it's a chic and refuge look, Uma Thurman vibes walking around NY even if you're brunette and under 1.70m. Because "good" black stretch jeans are a dream: almost comfortable enough to do squats in, lifting, and that you could put on and put back on without losing their shape. And if this technological feat now exists in a composition that's much more ecological than in the 90s...we're still onto something. In 18 months and 3 editions,the Donnahas become a must have Patine, available from size 34 to size 50.

There is 1.5% ROICA v550 elastane in the Donna fabric, just enough to reconcile with the comfort of stretch

Looking forward to hearing your opinion!

Charlotte and the Patine team

Currently in the Patine dressing room: two cuts of Donna stretch jeans in 2 colors of your choice,the classicAndthe flare.