D_cat

First up, thanks to all of yous who’ve rallied to get my work on Superfuture and have supplied me with the much needed, much appreciated feedback – the good, bad and the ugly. Thanks again and please, keep it coming. (PM or email me at: [email protected])

It’s taken a while but I have now got some belt shots online. No fancy artwork, but early days yet so watch this space:

1. ORIGINAL MISPRINT OLIVE GREEN http://tinypic.com/im87z6.jpg

2. ORIGINAL MISPRINT OLIVE GREEN http://tinypic.com/im89ys.jpg

3. ORIGINAL MISPRINT DEEP PURPLE http://tinypic.com/im8aax.jpg

4. ORIGINAL MISPRINT BLACK http://tinypic.com/im8ao1.jpg

5. ORIGINAL MISPRINT RED http://tinypic.com/im8ar9.jpg

The ORIGINAL MISPRINT belts are handcrafted in white, vegetable-tanned leather. For this first edition I have chosen 4 colourways (olive green, deep purple, black and red) with a short-run of 25 belts in each colour. The belts shown are all 2.5cms/1 inch in width but each piece is made-to-order and I also make a narrower (1.25cms/0.5 inch) and wider version (4cm/1.5 inches). As each is individually handfinished and printed, no 2 belts are ever the same. I’m pricing them at, what I’m sure you’ll agree, is a very reasonable rate of 45 Euros/$55 (USD) for the 0.5 inch belt, 50 Euros/$60 (USD) for the 1 inch and 60 Euros/$70 (USD) for the 1.5 inch.

I will be posting more belts from my WHITE range very soon. BLACK belts also on the way. In the meantime, please PM or email me with orders and/or inquiries to [email protected].

Cheers.

D

yeah, i wanna post pics but my insert button doesn't seem to be up for it. i'll email yous individually for now. PM me with your email address or e-me ([email protected])

Edited by D_cat on Oct 9, 2005 at 10:48 AM

hey verb. i wondered if u are still looking for decent leather belts? can send you pics by email of some of mine (make them myself).

london is huge so iss rare that i'll see someone wearing the same gear as me - except for the converse. i also try and customise my own stuff anyway. i also like the challenge of moving on style wise - once a 'trend' has caught on i tend to bin it and move on. blending in with the crowd sucks.

kanye is undoubtedly one of THE leaders in his field. the more you listen, the more you like.

Thanks for a great thread. I'm not convinced that high quality and craftmanship is just a passing trend. You reckon once you start buying the well made, quality stuff you can just swap to buying shoddy? Sure, if you can't afford the good gear then you don't really have a choice, but given that most of us here are lucky enough to be earning and living in the moneyd countries of this world then i'm curious, what good reason would we have to give up buying premium quality goods?

I also think that many of us have got wise to the fact that if something is cheap then thass not always because you're picking up a great bargain but coz 9.9 times out of 10 it has been mass-produced by some poor b*%*^! in a sweatshop who's probably getting paid a couple of cents an hour for the privilege of having a job in the first place. 'Scuse me if this is starting to sound heavy, but aint this the truth?

This issue is important to me coz I have to deal with it to make my own living. I'm a leatherworker. All the stuff I make is handcrafted and so it can take a while for me to finish a belt or bag. I use the best leathers I can get my hands on and the bottom line is that nothing I make is cheap. I charge a high price for every piece coz every item is of the highest quality and practically made-to-order. Plus the fact that I'm running a one-man-show here! The guys that buy my belts are happy to pay the asking price coz the way they see it, they are getting something special, an authentic, quality item that can't be picked up from any high street shop. They also really like that my designs are different and I won't repeat a design forever (usually no more than 100) so the chances of them running into someone else wearing an identical belt, cuff, bag whatever, is minimal.

To me it just makes sense that the older we get the more aware we become of the real value of things. I don't imagine this is something I will change my mind about - no matter what the latest fashion is.

get the b-guided mag

i used to live in tokyo. there are jobs posted on this site: http://metropolis.japantoday.com/default.asp

i suggest you try and get a job and sort your visa out before you travel out there as it isn't easy to get a company to sponsor you (i.e. give you a visa) once you're already there.

good luck.

cue is right. east london is the best place for nightlife. also depends on the music you're into. HERBAL on the kingsland road is pretty reliable. as for tourist sites, again, depends what you and you're folks are into, but on a good day, the LONDON EYE is popular.

white belts can still look good. def, depends on how you wear it. sick of the studded and canvas options tho, anyone suggest an interesting belt brand?