Emerging Thing of the Week: Shannon South

You know that leather jacket shoved up in the back of your closet next to the bridesmaid dresses? The rust-colored trench that you thrifted or the bomber that your dad wore back when he was the sort of guy who had impossibly cool clothes? Well, get it out of there and send it to Shannon South. She’ll tear it apart—in a good way!—and make it into a leather bag that you’ll actually use. You just choose a shape—the one above is the Market, my fave—and she delivers a finished product that has all the charm and broken-in awesomeness of the original piece. If you don’t have source material to work with, Shannon can help with that too: She also sells pre-remade bags (you follow?) in her online store. —erica

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