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New Projects New Leather: Pop!!!

By David Himel on April 3, 2012

It is always hard to explain to people what I do over here in my little tiny company. I often get emails from people wondering why my jackets and other items are so expensive or why it takes so long to make a single jacket. I guess part of my job is trying to de-mystify [...]

Posted in Design, Materials | Tagged Cordovan, flathead, full grain leather, himel brothers leather, Horsehide, Japan, Real McCoys | 5 Comments

New Jackets: Oil Skin Avro and Brimaco

By David Himel on November 7, 2011

Ive been working hard over here making jackets for my clients. Every month I am inspired to work on new experiments, purchase new tannages of leather and try new design ideas. Part of the prototyping process is about finding the right combinations of design features, materials and colour combinations. These two are recently made and [...]

Posted in prototype designs | Tagged avro, Horsehide, Japan, oil tan | 2 Comments

Cordovan Horsehide: The Best of Japan and Himel Bros.

By David Himel on April 2, 2011

The journey of Himel Brothers Leather has been about learning to make the most amazing accurate jackets possible. I have travelled the world looking for the best zippers, leather and parts that exist. I spent years hunting the internet and carefully examining all the amazing Japanese and North American brands looking at the plus’ and [...]

Posted in Materials | Tagged Cordovan, Goodwear Leather, Green Horsehide, himel brothers, Horsehide, Japan, Real McCoys, Tanneries, Toys McCoys, Vegetable Tanned Leather, Wet Blue | 1 Comment