Vintage belt and belt & bracelet redesign
This belt is made with 30 year old vintage black Nappa Lamb Leather and natural Cowhide, hand dyed in the atelier to achieve the beautiful red our client loves. We chose the vintage leather to match the style and feel of the detailed silver ornaments. It is hand-stitched with 100% pure Linen Fil Au Chinois thread from France. Our client expressed her desire to wear this belt on top of clothing as a more visible accessory. To this, we kept this belt unstructured and soft to mold to her body and clothing.
We had extra ornaments and could not resist making a matching accessory. The bracelet is made with the exact same materials.
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THE CONSTRUCTION
Removing ornaments from old belt.
Design and construction prototyping.
Planning the design.
Skiving ends to prep for fusing leather.
Reshaping buckle to ensure seamless and to prevent damage when inserting tongue of belt.
Covering hardware.
Ornaments and buckle installed.
Inner layer cut from Natural Cowhide
Edging piece for inner lining.
Hand dyed cowhide for the inner lining.
Ready for assembly.
Installing the loop.
Punched and ready for stitching.
Punching. Lined with tape for better visibility.
Edge paint drying...
Sanding the edge paint between layers.
Edging the buckle holes before painting.
Top layer of bracelet hand cut.
Bracelet punched. Ready for painting and ornament installation.
Ornaments placed.
Shaping the bracelet over night.