Monthly Archives: June 2012

Photos from Bogota’s Famous Leather District, El Restrepo

In a small neighborhood in southern Bogota sits a dynamic community of leather workers, designers and vendors. It’s no coincidence that this neighborhood, El Restrepo, is the namesake for our company. A short stroll through this historic leather district offers tremendous insight … Continue reading

Posted in Colombian Leather, Community, Restrepo Leather | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Introducing The Mora Clutch and The Pera Shoulder Bag

Due to popular demand, we’ve just added two new smaller bags to our Women’s line: The Pera Shoulder Bag and the Mora Clutch. Like all of our bags at Restrepo Leather, the Pera and the Mora are strictly hand-made with … Continue reading

Posted in Leather bags, Leather Clutch, Leather Shoulder Bag, Restrepo Leather | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Philosophy of “Strictly Hand-made”

  This is an excerpt from a conversation we had with Cesar, our head designer at Restrepo Leather. He shared some really inspiring ideas on what the philosophy of “Strictly Hand-made” means for him. I’ve always felt the need to … Continue reading

Posted in Blog, Leather bags, Our team, Restrepo Leather | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Father’s Day

The shoes I wore to my wedding were a pair of 30-year-old shell cordovan bluchers that my father gifted to me when I was in the 9th grade.  I didn’t fully appreciate the beauty of those shoes when he gave … Continue reading

Posted in Leather briefcase, Our team, Restrepo Leather | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Noah’s Story

Our friend Noah, a hard-working government official (pun intended), doesn’t spend much time thinking about style. When not at work, he typically wears jeans and a t-shirt that’s at least 15 years old.   So when Noah came to Bogota … Continue reading

Posted in Leather bags, Leather briefcase, Restrepo Leather | Comments Off