I recently had the great opportunity to work with Sandast thanks to an old friend and I’m forever grateful. Working with a reputable company is something that I’ve been working towards for years and honestly...I was excited as hell. I kept my composure yeah, but inside I was losing it! Their style and product design of all of their products in their current line is exactly what their website boasts; Modern vintage.
Establishing a modern vintage feel to an item is much more than adding a few rustic modifications to it. There needs to be this sense of character and authenticity to stop it from feeling like a novelty accessory and more of an welcomed addition, if not an upgrade to your wardrobe. When it comes to bags and other leather accessories specifically, this could not be more essential.
The Downtown Los Angeles based leather bag company has been establishing a standard in high quality, luxury leather bags since 2010 and have only gone on to outdo themselves with each year that passes. Their products are handmade so each item will never be like the previous and most importantly, everything has a manufacturer's limit. Making each item almost exclusive. So when it’s gone; it’s gone. This is horrible news for you impulse buyers out there and would’ve been horrible news for Christian two years ago.
With prices ranging from $40 for a keychain to $1500 for their most expensive bag, you’re paying for quality and investing in pieces that will ideally last...forever. This is what the company wants to showcase the most, their quality. GREAT. That also means the materials they use to make their products are top notch too. GREAT AGAIN. Their inventory are made of leather from Horween Tanney in Chicago, handmade, and are also composed of frames and locks from Italy and buckles from France, Sandast takes their products very seriously.
Personally, when holding onto these bags I could immediately tell that this was something worth having. Nothing felt flimsy or subpar at all and I’d definitely feel comfortable having something like my laptop or camera equipment in there. My favorite by far was the Christopher, a nice sized weekender bag that would go with literally every outfit. Everything about that bag had this “I know I’m carrying something really dope and it’s way cooler than I am” feel. I have no problem with that at all. It was roomy and could easily fit more than enough to keep you prepared for a couple of days and it had that rich leather smell to go with it.
The lasting impression that I had from Sandasts’ products was the feeling of always using something new and energizing. Simply using their products was just fun and I couldn’t keep my hands off of them. Their stuff will end up in your weekly rotation and probably your daily to be honest. You’ll build up a nice patina on their things that way so using it everyday is a win-win!
Definitely enjoyed working with them.
Also found out that these images are going to be used in China and Japan ayyyyy!
