
Napa – The Good Stuff
Invented in California, prized the world over, Napa leather is the height of luxury and
In this new series, Real Leather. Stay Different. explores Traditional Chinese Culture, combining the two ancient arts of bamboo weaving and leather craft.
Mr. Li, a designer, and Mr. Ma, a bamboo weaver, merge their talents to create a sustainable woven bag that draws on the craftsmen’s Chinese heritage.
If you love sustainability, love leather. It is a by-product of the dairy and meat industry that, if unused, would be wasted and thrown out to landfill.
Invented in California, prized the world over, Napa leather is the height of luxury and
What’s worse than throwing away clothes you’ve only worn a few times? How about dumping ones that haven’t even been sold?
And the winner is… Gal Benjamin, a Fashion Design graduate of Shenkar College of Design, Engineering and Art has been crowned International Winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition at a live final in London.
As fashion begins to find its way again, designers continue to celebrate leather. In the Fall 2021 season of Haute Couture—among the layers of tulle, ruffles, lace and satin—leather unlocks a brave new world of accessible Haute Couture.