Vegetable Tanned Leather Tote
Choose minimalist black or caramel leather, or maximalist printed leather. The black and caramel totes showcase the natural textures and variations inherent in vegetable tanned leather. The printed leather totes feature a two-color offset print designed by artist Paula J. Wilson and hand screen printed in Chicago by artist Nora Renick-Reinhart, using water based inks. This bag has exposed seams, an interior zipper pouch, and antique brass rivets.
Material — Vegetable tanned leather
Dimensions — Exterior 14.25” L x 12.75” W; Strap drop 11”; Interior zipper pocket 6” L x 8” W.
Care — Black & Caramel- dry clean only by a leather professional. Printed Leather: Hand clean only by a leather professional
Delivery — Ships within 3 days via USPS Priority Mail. “Restock” orders ship within 4 weeks. Contact us if you would like us to expedite your order.
Made in the USA
Our vegetable tanned leather is from Horween, a unionized tannery founded in 1905 and the last tannery left in Chicago. Vegetable tanning is a slow, non-toxic process which uses tree bark extracts to cure the leather and which produces hides with rich, warm, and uniquely variegated tones that improve as they age. In addition, vegetable tanned leather can be more easily and safely recycled than chrome tanned leather (the most commonly used and often quite toxic method of processing leather). Vegetable tanned leather retains the grain patterns, marks, and scars picked up by the animal during its lifetime; each bag reflects these variations of the hide.
All pieces are cut in our Chicago workshop and sewn by stitchers whom we employ directly (without the use of contractors or piecework), using a slow fashion model of manufacture, wherein workers are paid a living wage. Our pieces are made one-by-one, and can be customized to your measures and preferences.
