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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. This month, Jill’s Homestead from Iowa, USA.

Currently, the crew at JH is very small - consisting of two other women and occasional help during busy times. This means that every piece ordered is handcrafted meticulously and made with a true appreciation for the leather and the finished item.

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You don’t need to help big brands clear their stockrooms — sometimes price reductions are only made to create more room for more rubbish

Black Friday falls on 27 November this year, and the emails and countdown clocks have already started. The whole concept is built to make you feel that the smart move is to buy more, and to buy it as soon as you

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

Some brands spend millions trying to look established but there’s no substitute for having been around for more than 90 years.

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.

Travis Scott is returning to the sneaker that started his Nike partnership.

According to a report on Sole Retriever, the rapper is preparing to release a Nike Air Force 1 Low in an "Ice Blue"

The desk-to-dinner leather edit

One material. Every setting. There's a test for every wardrobe piece to either pass or fail: can it work in more than one type of situation? We all know the failures. The blazer you bought for interviews that you'd never wear to the pub. The trainers too

Think Small: Nisolo

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 week,

If you thought leather was strictly a cold-weather affair, the runways tell a different story.

Leather is having its most confident summer yet. From the catwalks of Milan and Paris to the sun-drenched terraces of Ibiza, the material that once retreated the moment temperatures rose is now starring in the warmest months of the

A conversation with designer Bell Quintão on craft, leather and building a brand with intention

Bell Quintão is not a brand built on hype. There are no seasonal surges, no trend-chasing, no mass production runs. Instead, working independently from her studio, Brazilian-born designer Bell Quintão produces small-batch, one-off leather pieces designed to

Animal print accessories are set to be everywhere in 2026 – here’s every key piece and pattern

When it comes to animal print, you’d be forgiven for thinking that leopard is the fashion set’s only chosen choice of motif - but not in 2026. In fact, while those distinctive spots are undoubtedly having a moment once again, it’s the more unexpected

Lauren Broxton is the bespoke leather designer championing Walsall’s leatherworking heritage

Born and raised in Walsall, the historic centre of the British leather trade, it’s no wonder that Lauren Broxton thinks that leather working is in her blood. “It was inevitable really,” she says. “I grew up here – you can’t walk around the

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