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As the year grows colder it’s time for heavier cuts, darker colours and cosier silhouettes

There's a particular pleasure in the seasonal shift to leather. Summer's linen and canvas give way to something altogether more serious. Clothes that have weight to them, deeper colours and silhouettes that feel right against a coat collar or a cold wind. This edit covers the five pieces that define the season. The knee-high boot making its runway comeback, the shearling jacket built for real winters, the crossbody in this year's richest colours, the heavyweight gloves that do what knits can't and the leather belt that anchors every layered look.

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2026 RLSD China Mainland Awards announced in Shanghai awards ceremony

With design inspirations ranging from a childhood on the tennis court to a sculptor's playground and the ancient art of Kintsugi, this year's Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) International Student Design Competition has uncovered some of the boldest

RLSD Thailand competition winners announced

Following a final judging round held at True Digital Park, Bangkok. Kittidech Chankraithong’s collection, Rode-Mail, claimed the competition’s highest honour, taking home both the Thailand Overall Winner title and first place in the Apparel

Behind the scenes: RLSD Vietnam 2026 finalists explore the art of leathermaking

Competition finalists have visited three of this year's leather sponsors — ISA TanTec, Simona Tanning, and Prime Asia Tannery — to gain insight into the craftsmanship and technology that go into every hide before it ever reaches a design

Three visionary young designers have been named category winners and a fourth took the People’s Choice, as the sixth annual competition celebrating sustainable, natural leather craftsmanship gears up for a spectacular showdown in Bangkok, Thailand

Think Small: Billykirk

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. This

Some things peak on day one. These aren’t those things.

There's a moment, somewhere between six months and two years into owning a truly well-made leather piece, when something shifts. The bag that felt stiff and slightly severe when you carried it out of the shop now fits your shoulder like it was shaped for it.

2026 Taiwan Real Leather Stay Different Design Competition: Finalists Announced

TAIPEI, May 12, 2026 – The 2026 "Real Leather. Stay Different." (RLSD) Student Design Competition in Taiwan has officially announced its shortlist, naming 20 finalists who represent the vanguard of the next

RLSD Competition Judges 2026

Wasin Thumrongsakunvong- Board Director and General Manager at Interhides Public Company Limited (IHL). Leading the company’s Shoe Leather Division. He is known for driving innovation in product design, high- efficiency manufacturing and the sourcing of

Vietnam 2026 winner unveiled as creativity and sustainable fashion are celebrated in style