Awesome Leather

Barrett Alley’s beautiful collection of heirloom quality leather wallets and accessories is sewn by hand and made with vegetable-tanned leather, linen thread and repurposed vintage materials.

We dig the looks of 686’s functional/fashionable waterproof leather Snow Tool Belt, which includes a bottle opener, #2 Phillips and flathead on the prongs and 8/10/11mm wrench loop.

How is it possible that these Ksubi Hadrian boots are simultaneously tough and sharply fashionable looking? Maybe it’s the suede, wooden heel and most importantly the detachable leather spats.

We like the smooth looks of the rugged limited edition Scout work boot from Viberg, which features heavyweight hemp, oiled/roughed up leather and PU sole. (Thanks Kevin!)

The subdued felt and leather Tilt iPad Case from Austria’s Hard Graft functions as both protective case and cushioned support stand; unobtrusive stretchy bands cover the bevel, not the screen.

Inspired by Brooks saddles, Etsy seller Geoffrey Franklin crafts hand-finished, hand-stitched leather holsters for bike u-locks that attach with a flathead screwdriver, making them difficult to steal.

Limited to just 29 pieces, and built to specs produced by the Italian military in the 1940s, the U-Boat U-1942 watch is water-resistant and can handle undersea pressures up to 1200-feet deep.

Mastermind Japan and Adidas have teamed up to make the basketball-inspired Hardland shoe, with black leather uppers, intricately arranged laces, looped eyelets and bright red sole. Coming in June.

Loake Shoemakers has released the Burford Two boot, a gorgeous combination of high desert boot silhouette and elegant perforated brogue details in tan leather. Available exclusively at Son of a Stag.

Taka Hayashi’s Priz Hi Lace LX Trainers for Vans are now available in low and high cut versions and feature a suede toe, leather laces, velcro straps and mahogany leather heel with contrast stitch.

With a distressed skull print cut in strips and laced through distressed leather, deeply embossed skulls in the strap and an old nickel hardware, this edgy belt is definitely not for prepsters.

Using only a few knives, scalpels and some special waxes, talented artist Mark Evans painstakingly and patiently transforms simple pieces of leather into extraordinary large scale works of art.

The leather Blueprint Wallet by Constantin Boym for ACME Studio is made using a printing technique called digital engraving. The colors are applied onto the raw hides so the colors are part of the tanning.

Now that you have that shiny new iPad, protect it in this distressed leather shoulder bag from Temple Bags. The case not only carries and cushions your iPad but converts into a handy viewing stand.