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Taiwan Promotes 2025 Real Leather. Stay Different. Design Competition Across Ten Design Universities – Over 300 Participants Engaged

To inspire the younger generation to explore the creative potential of leather design, the organisers of the Competition - The Leather & Hide Council of America (L&HCA) and The Taiwanese International Leather Association (TILA) - recently visited nine design-focused universities and colleges across Taiwan, hosting a series of promotional presentations and engagement sessions that reached over 300 design students and faculty members.

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RLSD: Where Are They Now? – Tamar Elbaz

We first met Tamar Elbaz in Milan in 2023, just before she presented her design, WHIM, to our panel of judges. As the Apparel Category winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, she went on to claim the joint Overall

RLSD: Where Are They Now? – Tamar Elbaz

Leather legacy: How Horween became a Chicago treasure and an NFL and NBA fixture

Founded by Isadore Horween in 1905, Horween is one of the world’s premium leather producers. Supplying leather for everything from NFL footballs to some of the finest shoe companies, durability and luxury go hand in hand for this treasured Chicago

Sole Rebel: reinventing sneakers, one scrap at a time

In a world hyperfixated on what will be deemed the next big trend, Connor McKenzie is breaking the mould – taking items that are already available and reimagining them. Through his work under Sole Rebel, he customises sneakers with a unique, handcrafted

SoleRebel: An RLSD Interview

SoleRebel: an RLSD interview Based in Edinburgh, Connor is a one-man operation, working from what he jokingly describes as a “disorganised spare room.” A self-proclaimed hoarder, he collects scrap leather and old shoes, upcycling them into something

Chrome Hearts, the cult label followed by Drake, Yungblud and Dua Lipa.

With collections made when inspiration hits, rather than as the seasons command, the Chrome Hearts story began in the late 80’s when founder Richard Starks spotted a gap in the market for leatherwear. 36 years later, a firm family legacy has been built and

Roomy tote bags are everywhere this A/W – these are the trending styles to shop

Let’s talk about tote bags. The undisputed staple of most working women’s wardrobes, the tried-and-tested silhouette has been replaced with mini bags and crossbodies on the runways in recent years; but the ‘fashion tote’ is officially back.

2024 Real Leather. Stay Different. China Mainland Student Design Competition crowns new stars of leather design!

The winners of the China Mainland Student Design Competition have been named at a glamourous awards ceremony in Shanghai. The Overall Winner was Zhu Xinxin from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, with the entry "CONJECTURE ABOUT SHADOWS.", The

A dirty business? Tanning – now and in the future (part one)

Mike Redwood is a visiting professor at the University of Northampton and writes columns for leather and sports magazines throughout the world. Originally a leather chemist he transferred to marketing while working with British leather specialists Pittards.

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Think small is where RLSD takes a look at some of the companies around the world that we think are doing the right thing with leather. This is a greenwashing free zone – no matter what they produce, sustainability is at the heart of what they do.

From supplying stars to shifting pallets, it’s all in a day’s work for these sisters at Walter Reginald!

At RLSD, we think Walter Reginald is doing great things with leather, as far as sustainability and innovation are concerned, so we spoke to the sisters who run the company, Bianca and Natalie, to find out about the glamorous and not-so-glamorous sides of

Think Small: Better World Fashion

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