From trash, comes treasure! Witness these one-of-a-kind line of downtown-cool, eco-friendly bags by accessories designer Ashley Watson, of Vancouver, British Columbia, which are fashioned from recycled leather clothing. What inspired this line? Ashley was stuck on an island visiting her family, and was struck by an idea for a bag, but too impatient to wait to find new materials. What did have in her possession was an old leather jacket that had once belonged to her father. The result was a lovely new bag fashioned from fabric that had a history, and Ashley loved the worn, soft quality of the leather and the juxtaposition of the old seams and pockets on the surface of the bag itself. That first bag became the impetus for her line, which has grown organically from it's inspired beginnings: Ashley now sells a sweet little collection of bags that come in a variety of roomy shapes and colors, and even wallets, all of which are fashioned from used leather which she culls exclusively from charity shops. The varied parentage of her materials forces Ashley to deal with different challenges each and every time she creates one of her bags, and as a result, each is a true original, and akin to a work of art.
Where In The Hive: bookmark/90836Who: 13 people have hived Ashley Watson's Recycled Leather Bags, bitsandbobbins was the first to add it to the Hive
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