Carla Dawn Behrle
designer
Carla makes amazing bespoke designs, and her pieces have been featured in some of the most iconic leather-focused editorial photo shoots out there. I knew her images and her pieces long before I knew her.
From her website: “As a fashion designer specializing in leather, Carla believes in creating pieces that speak to, and of, the wearer. Every garment she designs is crafted with the finest quality skins, materials and trims so that each piece will become a loved and indispensable companion and remain that way for many years. Whether it’s a luxurious leather dress, the perfectly fitted pair of leather pants, a tailored jacket in an unexpected skin or a tough and well worn biker jacket. Leather is a statement. We make it distinctive, and personal. This is why we believe so strongly in bespoke, custom-made and cutting all of our exclusive leather styles to order.”
Doll and Director
retailer
Doll & Director is an on-line only retailer from Australia that has an interesting business model – they only carry 1 leather legging and 1 leather pencil skirt. The founder says “our philosophy is all about getting more wear out of fewer items, we are concentrating on introducing carefully-crafted garments, one by one.” I’ve interacted with the founder, Vanessa, a few times and she’s super-nice.