Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Lotuff Leather creates handcrafted leather goods with their team of twenty two employees. One of their most complicated bags, the Triumph Briefcase, requires a multitude of skill sets to create; from leather working, to painting, to hand-stitching.
Video by Jordan Oplinger and Alan Jeffries
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I’ve had the Mini Sling for a couple of months and it has held up stronger than most of my Madewell totes and purses.
My husband and I were considering buying a Lotuff weekender bag each and this video convinced us! Thank you for sharing this incredible production process 🙂
Quality cost people
75% women, Where is the equality?
these are the kinda places i’d love to work at
Anyone can make a Class looking bag But only an artisan can make a bag to last by choosing & using quality components and putting them together with care & quality control The difference between western quality made to last and Chinese land fill
These workers looks clean and respected .
Stop supporting communist China & start supporting your fellow Americans.
this was lovely
Ran by feminists.
once machine sewn, it is not call handmade anymore
America was once a gr8 provider for the working man and woman now most of the jobs are overseas, bc they can pay them 50 cents an hour where in this country ppl 25.00 hr for the same job?
About time. Ppl don’t realize this bag should outlast u! I have belts that are 20+ years old and still gr8…
As a leather craftsman. This video is alot of bull.
They use full grain leather?
HOAW！ This is a joke. Want beat the Franch brands with same price or want beat the quality of Chinese product with same price?
No way.
Yay artists, handmade is more expensive but the quality of the work, the patience, the eye, expertise and craftsmanship are the investment for value. I make too, sometimes creating, making things right and finishing are as much a reward as money. Having pride in a job well done is a personal value people who are not makers admire and respect.
Make america great again 😁🤔👅
In other words, you get what you pay for. A hand crafted work of artisan quality, or poorly over produced Chinese crap. Me personally, I prefer purchasing something once, so I’ll support the artisan and quality over the convenience of temporary crap.