Purse | Leather & Fire-hose

Name: Purse | Leather & Fire-hose
Brand: Elvis & Kresse
SKU: 2006Ch
Price: 130.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

£130.00

Rescued leather

Decommissioned fire-hose

Reclaimed lining

50% profits donated

Colour: chalk

Product variants

In stock: 6

An everyday essential

The leather purse combines hand-woven rescued leather and decommissioned fire hose and is lined with reclaimed parachute silk. This is a classic style offering maximum organisational potential in one sleek shape that zips closed on 3 sides. The leather purse features 12 credit card slots, a zipped coin compartment, a section for notes and 2 additional sections for receipts or (in Kresse's case) your phone.

Voted the best purse to store all of your essentials in style by The Independent in 2019. "Elvis & Kresse’s roomy wallet ticked all the boxes in terms of style, craftsmanship, sustainability and values, and for that reason it’s our winner."

Related collections: Leather wallets & cardholders, leather purses. Leather accessories.

See how Kresse uses her Leather Purse here.

Exterior: Combination of rescued leather and genuine decommissioned British fire-hose
Lining: Reclaimed military-grade parachute silk
Available in Red or rare Yellow fire-hose with various leather colours
Elegant timeless design
Voted the best purse by The Independent 2019
Twelve sections for credit cards or business cards
Zipped internal coin compartment
Section for notes and two additional sections for receipts and documents or a smartphone
Presented in a reclaimed military-grade parachute silk dust bag, reusable as a delicate-wash bag
Debossed Elvis & Kresse logo
Handmade with hand-painted edges
Repaired for life
International delivery
50% of profits go to Charity

H 18 x W 11 x D 2 cm

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Why you'll love this

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Hand-woven, hand-stitched rescued leather
Debossed Elvis & Kresse logo

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Hand-painted edges
Fire-hose zip pull

Reclaimed parachute lining

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Zip compartment
12 credit card slots

THE LEATHER COLLECTION

In 2005 we fell in love with London's decommissioned fire-hose. Determined to save it from landfill we took this lifesaving material home, gave it a second chance, and vowed to donate 50% of the profits to the Fire Fighters Charity. But fire-hose was just the beginning.

Every year, 800,000 tonnes of leather ends up on the cutting room floor. Our leather partners cherish their hides, but no matter how carefully they cut their patterns, there will always be small seemingly unusable offcuts. To rescue this leather we developed a unique modular approach. We hand weave these fragments into whole new hides then lovingly recraft them into sustainable luxury bags and accessories. Our commitment to rescuing British fire-hoses remains the same, the trim, handles and internal detailing of the Leather & Fire-hose range are all made from genuine decommissioned fire-hose. And we continue to donate 50% of profits to charity.

Our Leather & Fire-hose Collection represents a whole new kind of luxury. One that is sustainable, ethical, transparent, generous and kind.

50% OF PROFITS DONATED

Since 2005 we have been rescuing seemingly useless materials and lovingly handcrafting them into sustainable luxury bags and accessories. Every year since, Elvis & Kresse have donated 50% of the profits to charities related to those raw materials. 50% of the profits from the Leather & Fire-hose Collection are donated to Barefoot College International and The Fire Fighters Charity.