50% of profits Donated to charity
Rescued and Transformed Materials
The Fire & Hide purse combines hand-woven rescued leather and decommissioned fire hose and is lined with reclaimed parachute silk. This is a classic stylish offering maximum organisational potential in one sleek shape that zips closed on 3 sides. It 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 bestpurse to store all of your essentials in stylish by The Independent in 2019. "Elvis & Kresse’s roomy walletticked all the boxes in terms of stylish, craftsmanship, sustainability and values, and for that reason it’s our winner."
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 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 Fire & Hide range are all made from genuine decommissioned fire-hose. And we continue to donate 50% of profits to charity.
Our Fire & Hide Collection represents a whole kind of luxury. One that is sustainable, ethical, transparent, generous and kind.
| Updated: 24th April 2024
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