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The Cost of Playing It Safe

One of the scariest decisions I ever made was becoming a dad. Every parent tells you some version of the same story. You walk into the hospital, and a couple...

ColsenKeane is More Than a Leather Shop.

There's a version of this business that's easy to describe. We make bags. We make wallets. We make belts out of full-grain leather, by hand, in a studio in Elizabeth....

The One Pouch That Does Everything (Yes, Everything)

I've always believed the best accessories are the ones that refuse to be pinned down to a single job description. The No. 925 Cotswold Pouch is exactly that kind of...

How Long Until It Breaks In? Its up to you!

It usually happens within the first week. Someone picks up their brand new piece, gives it a squeeze like they're checking a peach for ripeness, and asks the thing we've...

One Belt, Made Once; Your Honorary Leathersmith Badge

One Belt, Made Once I've always believed the things we choose to own say more about us than the things we chase. But here's a question I couldn't help but...

The ColsenKeane Sample Sale: A Little Game of Chicken

Once a year, we open the studio floor. Not for tours. Not for classes. For one of the most anticipated events in the ColsenKeane calendar: the Sample Sale. If you...

What to Pack When You're Packing for Everything: A College Send-Off Reading List (for Your Bag)

There's a particular kind of nervous-excited that comes with the weeks before college move-in. You're folding shirts you've never worn into a new closet, learning the name of a roommate...

From a Backyard Shed to the Hands of Hollywood: The ColsenKeane Story

There's a version of this story that sounds too good to be true. A guy in Charlotte, North Carolina, starts cutting leather in a backyard shed. Fourteen years later, a...