In March of 2013, we discovered Great State Strap Company, makers of leather camera straps. Now, nearly a year later, Gary Tyler McLeod‘s modest operation has rebranded as Great State Camerawear, with new designs and updates on all originals. Still making each and every strap to bear the brand’s embossed name in his Portland, Oregon studio, McLeod has elevated his craft through all around refinement. …
Based in NYC, The Sabah reinvents the traditional handmade Turkish slipper with a modern silhouette. Founder Mickey Ashmore first fell in love with the slipper after receiving one as a gift while living in Istanbul four years ago. Comfort persuaded him to wear the shoes on worldly travels, but the look was “very Aladdin.” Utilizing heritage construction techniques passed down from a familiar Turkish family, …
We’ve seen editorials on “edgy accessories” ad nauseam, but Ines Figaredo creeps to a whole new level. The designer’s Leather Eye Clutch features two glass and porcelain eyeballs, giving off a Gatsby-esque gaze plated in gold and, best of all, rimmed with human hair.
