Blog Posts

CATWU / ORTU collaboration in the L.A. Times

10/28/2016

For the full article:
13 must-have pieces to give some sassiness to your fall wardrobe
latimes.com/fashion

ORTU dresses up COLONY season 2

10/20/2016

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS called upon ORTU leather services to dress up Josh Hamilton and other actors in COLONY USA's Season 2. Premieres 1/12/17.

www.usanetwork.com/colony

Ghostbusters!

9/19/2016

Working at Ghostbusters firehouse today. Trying to make as little noise as possible so ghosts don't wake up..
For the little story: the inside of this firehouse was used for the original Ghostbusters movie and the one in NY for the outside facade. this same L.A. location was also used for The Mask movie.

A night at the Forum with Chuck D and the boys

9/16/2016

A night at The Forum backstage with Prophets of Rage, Chuck D (Public Enemy), Wakrat.
Good times!

For more, visit: Prophets of Rage and Wakrat

Baller Yoga: Tradition Meets Luxury

9/13/2016

Shot in Ortu leather's backyard.
For more, visit: Baller Yoga

Chelsea Leifken at Ortu leather

9/12/2016

Page Thirty Photo shoot, Arts District L.A.

7/15/2016

Page thirty photo shoot.
Featuring some of the leather jackets Ortu leather collaborated on with Page Thirty.
For more, visit: Page Thirty Fashion

Is it "National Leather Bow Tie Day" yet?

6/24/2016

It's not National Bow Tie Day yet, but we're cranking out the jumbo leather bow ties for luxury brand Crystamas (coming soon to high end retailers).
For more visit Crystamas

Duffle bag Production. Urban Guerilla

5/2/2016

Do you want more?
Visit: Urban Guerilla

Urban Guerilla. Bags, for men

4/28/2016

Production of leather Mochila bags in full swing!
Look out for these on UrbanGuerilla.com

Designer showcase documentary at Ortu factory!

4/19/2016

Yesterday a crew came in and shot a documentary film following a designer friend of ours. Everything was shot at Ortu leather's new factory and lounge.
Vimeo Documentary: Chelsea Leifken at Ortu Leather

Leather embroidery signs for GORDON RAMSAY's hotel

4/15/2016

Leather embroidered signs we just finished for my friend GORDON RAMSAY. These fine grain cowhide signs will be placed throughout Gordon's The London Hotel West Hollywood at Beverly Hills for the pleasure of the guests.

The London West Hollywood

ORTU leather "Explain things to me" podcast interview

4/6/2016

Anna Akana & Brad interviewed our very own Raphael aka "The Leather Emperor" to explain what it means to be a leather contractor. Over the course of the interview Raphael touches on various topics such as choosing the leather, watching costs, monitoring production, helping designers succeed post production, making products for the likes of Gordon Ramsay, Simon Miller, Urban Guerilla and more.

Listen to the interview on Itunes: click here or online: click here

http://explainthingstome.libsyn.com/leather-contractor-raphael-guien

Collab with Burch sisters Louisa & Pookie

2/12/2016

Featuring our recent work with Trademark Fashion label.
From the left: Deerskin fringe leather jacket, red shearling coat, beige shearling coat.
A collaboration between Trademark Fashion label's Burch sisters and Ortu leather.

Custom made leather blazer

1/20/2016

An example of a recent custom made leather garment:
Custom made leather blazer we created for Dr E. Manios.
We started with an inspiration piece: a floral pattern fabric blazer (on the left). We then created a leather pattern and the actual piece: a lightweight, soft Italian lambskin blazer.

Khloe Kardashian sporting the Simon Miller coat

1/17/2016

The suede leather coat ORTU worked on for Simon Miller spotted onKhloe Kardashian a few days ago. Simple construction, no lining, fine finishing in soft Italian calf suede.

Photogenics leather accessories project

12/1/2015

Featuring the unisex Travel blanket harness and the mirror and leather tassel keychain combined with the black chain.

For more, visit Photogenics here: PG & Co

There are those who create and THOSE WHO DESTROY

11/17/2015

The shot on the left was taken around the same time terrorists attacked our Paris hometown and killed over 100 innocent people.
At right, a picture of the Eiffel Tower lit with the colors of the French flag, a symbol of resilience.

Our thoughts go to our families and friends in Paris.

The art of the leather skirt

10/31/2015

We'll never get tired of creating new leather miniskirts.
Above is a Recent Miniskirt project, an Ortu leather collab with Reformation

Delikt documentary at Ortu leather

10/22/2015

German TV paid Ortu leather and The Leather Emperor a visit today in our spanking new penthouse showroom!
The show will air in Europe in December and will allow viewers to follow fashion designer Daniel Thies and his wife Eva from Delikt clothing fashion label in their adventures!

For more, visit: Delikt Clothing !

An Oasis of Leather

9/17/2015

... overlooking downtown L.A.’s Fashion District!

Today marks another chapter in the expansion of ORTU Leather.
We’re adding several thousand square feet of Leather Supply showroom space in the penthouse of the same building where we already house our Leather Contracting operations.

This project came to fruition after countless conversations with our friend fashion designers, artisans, craft artists and interior designers. We’ve filled up with thousands of leather hides from dozens of tanneries collaborating with us on this project. French, Italian, Spanish, American, Argentine.. a world of hides to choose from!

ORTU Leather Supply:
2818 S Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90007

"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down" - Ray Bradbury

A night at the Viper Room

9/15/2015

Extracts from yesterday's killer Wakrat show at The Viper Room featuring Rage Against the Machine former bass player Tim Commerford and Laurent Grangeon.
Room was filled with musicians: Tom Morello former, Chris Cornell, Jerry Cantrell Rick Rubin and more.

Sexy little project

8/21/2015

... coming to life!

For more: visit Lalita
you can also support the Kickstarter campaign !

WE MUST LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS OR PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS

8/14/2015

Showcasing the wonderful branding effort and storytelling of designer Daniel Thies for his SS16 Lookbook.
Passion and obsessive attention to details greatly increases chances of brand success.
Gotta love the mobile mannequins on wheels showcasing some of the jackets we worked on, very glad to be part if this adventure with Daniel!

For more, visit Delikt Clothing

Always Open Kimono

7/21/2015

There is something to be said about building a house on a solid foundation so it doesn't come sliding down Laurel Canyon on the 1st rainy day of the season...

Unlike the dozens of sweat shops all around Los Angeles, we comply with all Federal, State and City Regulations and Permits. Our front door is always open and from Workers compensation to Health licenses, everything is visible right from the entrance. We pay and treat our workers well and our clients can feel good about doing business with us.

Self sufficient. Self financed. We didn't use any bankers or private equity money to grow to where we are today. We used our own and no one tells us how to run this business.
Today ORTU Leather employs 50+ craftsmen specialized in the art of making leather garments and accessories on 4 floors spread across 2 buildings.

We run this beautiful show, made in Los Angeles.
#americanbusiness

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