Max Jones of Honey Bird Leathercraft has a way with words as well as leather: “Perhaps every man comes to a point in his life when he looks around at what he has created for himself and is thus afforded an opportunity to really consider … Read more »
Sweet shoes for tiny toes from Baby’s Got Sole…
Costume, character and crafts(wo)manship: the leatherwork of Kay Buchanan
Kay Buchanan of Leather Creations has always had a passion for the arts – be it music, craft, painting, drawing, photography, theatre, costuming or film. Add to this a deep commitment to the ethics of her work and the inspiration of living in Aotearoa, and the result is her truly beautiful, fantastical range of leather and textile clothing and accessories.
Frocktober day 4: The RubyLou Shop
Happy feet, I’ve got those happy feet…
Creative Aertz : Wool Slippers $35 | Lou’s Shoes : Mowgli Boots $57
Lou’s Shoes is an artisan leatherworking business based in Dunedin. Lou Clifton moved overseas to learn the craft of shoemaking and returned with aspirations to enliven the craft in New Zealand, where training and apprenticeships in shoemaking are no longer offered.
Grey is the new (pale) black. Look stylish in these contemporary creations. Spiro Creations : Scrunch Boots $395 | Hikkepik : Reversible Jacket $49
Spiro Creations : Moccasins $285 | Lou’s Shoes : Baby Brogues $35
A recent arrival in New Zealand from Winnipeg, Canada, Barbara Morton of Spirocreations now lives in a house bus in Whangaparaoa with her Kiwi husband Isaac. As Isaac completes a furniture making apprenticeship, Barbara is putting her self-taught leatherwork skills to use creating stunningly beautiful … Read more »