leather

all man things, all the time

i have SUCH man envy. when i was a little girl, i tried VERY hard to pee standing up (much to my parents dismay... they had to reign it in when i had peed all over myself at a family event) (to new readers: i have no shame). i like textures that are typically directed towards men in design - clean, fresh, sharp. i get squirmy around soft things (like fleece, and that gross weird feeling of those super soft socks that girls wear), but i love crisp cotton sheets, and the cool feeling of leather.
needless to say, when i stumbled onto kaufmann mercantile, i was in love. and when i realized it was primarily for men, i said, 'too bad gender roles! i'm coming for you and all of your manly things!' and then promptly chose all my faves.
they're beautiful. gotta catch them all.


some of my faves

i love love love jules leather.

through obsessing over whistler, i found this dope duo who kills it in the leather goods department. how could i NOT share?

love jules leather is a joint venture for jules vagelatos and josh blodans from whistler. in 2008, jules started making handcrafted leather shoes after an apprenticeship with a leathersmith in Dartmouth (after graduating from NSCAD). in 2012, josh joined her and they have been working on an evolving line of amazing leather goods ever since. based out of their studio in whistler, they focus on classic inspiration, but as with jules and josh, their goods have a bit of an edge. and, it’s exciting to hear that they’ve moved from not just shoes, but necklaces, belts, and collaborations for new stuff this season (hint: ties, bowties and suspenders).

(from them) "a little handcrafted leather shoe company here in town.  we live pretty charmed lives, creatively paying the rent in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  when we’re not skiing/ biking/ dog walkin’ we’re crafting custom kicks & other accessories… and we’ll sleep when we’re dead."
they're currently working on shoes, a collaboration with sitka. and, to be perfectly honest, anyone who also uses the term 'we'll sleep when we're dead' as often as i do, must be perfectly kick ass.
and my ABSOLUTE favourites....
hopefully next time i'm in whistler, i'll get to meet these two rad leather geniuses. until then, i'll keep sighing over their goodies (originally found via whistler is awesome).
shop their etsy store here //  check out their amazing website (with swear words!) here  //  follow them on twitter here  //  buy their goodies in person here  //  check them out on facebook here  //  and they have a blooooooog. here. 
ooooh!! guys, guys! jules has these belts on sale right now, to clear out their workshop... BUY SOME!