Since 2005, Vancouver based Ashley Watson has been creating gorgeous one-of-a-kind handbags from 100% recycled leather.  Each unique bag is created by hand from reclaimed {disgarded} leather jackets found at charity thrift shops.  The buttery soft + gently slouchy bags, wallets + accessories have been known to grace the arms of celebs and the pages of glossies like Lucky, Marie Claire + Nylon.  You’ll find a variety of shapes, sizes + colors all in Ashley’s original designs.  Apparently bored at her parent’s house, she decided to take one of her dad’s retired leather jackets and get creative.  The result was a cool handbag and the birth of a new business for the studio artist.  According to this article, Ashley says “My bags are all made from old leather jackets and other clothes so on each bag there is, for example, a pocket from the original jacket, sometimes belts loops and a lot of the original seam. I use a pattern and then cut my pieces out of the jackets, trying to keep the good stuff. So, this said I don’t dye my leathers, I just have to find these crazy colours.”  Find one of my favorites, the Ashley Watson Thrush Bag here.