As the daughter of a Uruguayan cattle rancher, Gabriela Hearst is no stranger to the production cycle of leather. The designer, who has made sustainability her core message since launching her eponymous brand in 2015, often speaks out about her childhood working on her family's 17,000-acre ranch - Santa Isabel in Paysandu - and the lessons it taught her about making things to be used, and last.
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The work boot has come a long way from the factory, the building site and the battlefield to reach the polished runways of high fashion. Born of necessity, it has evolved into a symbol of durability, rebellion and timeless style.
Combining the edgy and the ethereal isn’t exactly untrodden ground when it comes to fashion. After all, it’s exactly those juxtapositions that provide tension and contrast - just look at 2023’s viral ‘wrong shoe theory’ or the simple act of pairing
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.
Identified by its narrow, rectangular shape, some might describe the East-West bag as a clutch bag with straps. The style is reminiscent of a similar 1950s silhouette, though it’s most likely the styles of the 90s and noughties that are being referenced
Combining the edgy and the ethereal isn’t exactly untrodden ground when it comes to fashion. After all, it’s exactly those juxtapositions that provide tension and contrast - just look at 2023’s viral ‘wrong shoe theory’ or the simple act of pairing
The iconic Dr Martens boot has quite the history – from humble beginnings producing work boots in Northamptonshire to becoming a symbol of anti-establishTment self-expression in the 1970s.
The Real Leather. Stay Different. Vietnam Student Design Competition is underway and a crucial factor supporting young design talent is the substantial contribution from sponsors.
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
Admittedly, leather is a fabric that is most associated with Autumn/Winter – but as a new fashion season begins, we’d be remiss not to acknowledge its versatility. As ever, an army of designers have done just that on the Spring/Summer ‘25 catwalks –
Tucked away in a historic five-story factory along Chicago’s North Elston Avenue, Horween Leather Company has been crafting some of the world’s finest leather since 1905.
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
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.