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Perfect Fall Accessories
Year after year, a classic leather bag reigns as the fall accessory. What we love about our whiskey leather is that it works in every season, every year. May we suggest one of our men’s bags customized with whiskey leather?
Local Love: Interview with a Bookbinder
Behind an unassuming storefront in the center of Bogota sits a cozy bookbinding workshop with an impressive array of beautifully crafted books, Ricardo Corazon de Papel. Ricardo Aguirre’s shop is one of those hidden treasures that brings great delight to all … Continue reading
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Tagged Bogota, book restoration, bookbinding, bookmaking, Colombia, Creative Philosophy, hand-made
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Leather Love: Madrid
You’d never know from the look of this place all the treasures that it holds inside. While we were in Europe, we stopped at Curtidos Villaverde, a shop in Madrid that has been selling leather-working tools in the same … Continue reading
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Tagged hand-made, leather tools, travel
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Cesar’s Favorite Restrepo Leather Bag: The Bolivar Weekender
We recently chatted with Cesar Giraldo, our head designer, about his favorite Restrepo Leather bag. The following is an excerpt from our conversation. What’s your favorite Restrepo Leather bag that you’ve designed? My favorite? Probably the Bolivar Weekender. I really … Continue reading
Jerry’s Custom-made Workbench
When Jerry decided to purchase a new workbench for his in-home workshop, it was only logical that the table be custom-made by the neighborhood carpenter, Ronnie. One’s workbench is a special thing, and it has to be suitable for … Continue reading
Where in the world is Restrepo Leather?
Jerry and I recently traveled to Poland for a wedding and decided to visit a few different countries. I’d been all over Latin America, but it was my first time to (western) Europe. In addition to checking out all of … Continue reading
Suspenders: Provocative or Classy?
At one time suspenders were considered to be undergarments, and it was quite risqué to show them in public. In 1938, one town in Long Island, New York, even tried to prohibit the use of suspenders without a jacket. Like … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombian leather, hand-made, leather community, Leather Suspenders, Restrepo Leather, Strictly Hand-made, The History of Suspenders
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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
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
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
