Our mission
Our goals are growing as we expand our knowledge and evolve.
Being a part of the fashion world, we’re fully aware of the harmful influence of the industry and overstock on the environment.
Each season, we try to set our seasonal stock causticly, taking our partners’ orders and our sell through into consideration. If needed, we schedule monthly replenishments, which are possible thanks to our local production.
It allows us to sustain a well adjusted assortiment for our loyal clients and not overproduce and eventually pollute our environment.
Production process
In Le Petit Trou, we aim to produce goodsthat comply with the rules of Mother Nature.
All the pieces are produced solely in Poland from materials such as linen, eco organic cotton or recycled polyester. In particular collections recycled threads are used to make embroidery. Even though lingerie is not a product widely recognised as reusable, we are on a constant search for new solutions that make it more sustainable with every collection.
LE PETIT TROU Denim
LUCAS jeans
The history of LUCAS jeans begins in Brazil. Any denim for its unique look needs first and foremost good cotton, and such is found in our trousers.
The yarn is made from cotton produced under the principles of BCI - Better Cotton Initiative - on plantations in Brazil. There it is grown and processed by the factory that produces our denim. It is one of the largest and best denim fabric factories in the world. Once our yarn hits the looms a denim fabric is created. The fabric from which our pants are made was created using less water through the Less water program . It is certified by ISO and oeko tex. It is in the ABR program - responsible Brazilian cotton.
Our already created fabric is wound on bales of about 100m carefully described, its production lot and shade is determined - all this is put on the label, which is very important in the production process (but about that a moment later) packed into a container and shipped to Europe.
Our bale of denim fabric, once selected by us, finally arrives at the sewing room - not so super easy - it weighs about 80kg. Here we start the whole process of manufacturing our pants. We must remember that the entire production is created from one flight and production shade, so that the entire production has an identical shade.
The fabric on the “raw” looks dark, hard and unwearable. It does not resemble our jeans in any way. Our beam goes to the cutting table - each pair of pants is made up of a dozen different “pieces”, which we have to properly cut and later sew together. Our pants are not usual - they have an additional decoration in the form of a heart, so at the very beginning we have to cut out the appropriate pieces. The legs on which we have a heart, after being cut out of the whole beam are transported to the embroidery shop - there our hearts are cut out and embroidered. We had to choose the right nothing to fit the pants and the right stitch thickness to make the embroidery durable. Once the hearts are embroidered we can meaningfully stitch the pants.
Here the whole process is divided into appropriate machines and teams. Separately, pockets are sewn on, someone else stitches the legs, someone else sews on the straps and yokes and stitches the legs together with the zippers. About 6/7 people work on one pair of pants. All sizes are properly numbered and go in the right order to the right people.
The jeans are already sewn, and now the most difficult process in trouser production begins - namely, decatization. The model you see in the store and the one we offer you is already subjected to the appropriate “washing” process.
Our pants have already been sewn, washed, decatized (given the proper shrinkage) and softened - we are at the very end. Now each pair of pants is ironed and goes to the finishing room. Each separately is inspected, the remnants of threads are cut off, as well as the cotton that “jerked out” during washing. We sew on all accessories, make holes, hit rivets and buttons.
We check once again that everything is of the highest possible quality. As you can see, the process of creating such pants is quite labor- and time-consuming - all these steps are performed in companies with Polish capital and employing workers with all the rules. The selection of our partners is very important so that we can give you a product that satisfies even the most demanding individuals.
Packaging
We’re saying NO to plastic!
All of Le Petit Trou products are packed in 100% compostable poly mailers made of corn starch. There is also a gift wrap option that consists of eco organic cotton bags and recycled paper, embellished with biodegradable stickers. Each order is sent in an eco-friendly paper box from recycled materials.
All of our products being distributed to our many wholesale partners are also sent in a sustainable manner. Compostable bags with the brand's logo not only ensure a nice presentation, but first and foremost do not pollute the environment and minimise waste from big logistic centers.
Social impact
Our aim is to work with empowering women, because in women we trust.
Our Le Petit Trou team consist solely of women. We believe that females can dictate their own rules in the business world. Since the company was launched, we had a pleasure to work with amazingly inspiring people, which we stay in touch with today. We take care of this goal also outside of our brand. The sewing companies that produce our goods consist of strong and powerful women as well.
Sharing is caring
In Le Petit Trou we care for empathy, solidarity and sisterhood, which in these difficult times, takes upon an even bigger meaning.
Year 2022 was extremely busy for the whole LPT team. In March, we were able to donate our whole income from a week of sales to charity SOS Wioski Dziecięce and Polska Misja Medyczna in order to support women and children from Ukraine. Additionally, we were able to donate more than 300 lingerie pieces to charity Dom Samotnej Matki, to share support to women coming from Ukraine to Poland.
In October, we had a chance to convey knowledge regarding breast cancer. We donated 20% from the income of selling pink products to charity Stacja Czułość.
In 2021 we have created 3 new lingerie pieces made from organic cotton, which names hold very important factor and qualities of women dealing with breast cancer - Strength, Courage and Life. Our aim is to help them all year round.
From all the international sales of the products, including wholesale to partners such as Shopbop | East Dane, Zalando SE zalando and SSENSE, 10% was donated to the Polish Charity - Fundacja Onkologiczna Alivia dealing with breast cancer.