Selecting Leathers for the New Collection
It’s that time of year again for selecting the new leathers for the upcoming collection!
After weeks of keeping a beady eye out on the latest colour trends and attending seminars by numerous eccentric and enthusiastic Italian lecturers I have a clear idea of which colours I’m looking for to fully compliment the new bags that we’ve been working on.
Early in the morning I gather the team together and am glad to see we all agree on the colours, we hop on the tube laden with the latest mock ups and our precious book of chosen colour swatches. Four tubes, five taxis –ok one long taxi with our amazing driver Phil who patiently waited for us outside countless leather merchants and filled us in on relationship advice to Love FM in between- 3 pairs of shoes (not to mention a nice lunch in the sun next to Tower Bridge) later we return to the office exhausted but with numerous cut-offs of the season’s latest leathers.
One sleep later we’re back in the ‘slouchy’ office equipped with coffees and a fresh view on the findings of the previous day and we’re not leaving until we have the crack down on the final decisions. Fifteen discussions on product construction and leather graining, dying and cutting techniques later and we have our wrap!
The swatches are hanging on my latest mood board and I can’t wait for the skins to arrive. Judging by the amount the team keep touching and smelling them I think the new collection will be a winner so watch this space!