Gender-Neutral Leather Apparel

Italian fashion label Pihakapi is born with the assistance of premium leather manufacturing company Pellamoda. It delivers new perspectives of leather apparel in unisex sizes through conceptual formations and experimental colorways. The label pays close attention to the fine construction of its garments, led by Vejas Kruszewski, a Canadian designer. He explores the use of Tuscan leather and explains that "what’s interesting about leather is that it’s essentially animal skin, so it’s treated very differently from a fabric [...] It’s impermeable. It can be opaque or translucent. And the way you sew it together is very different as well.”

Kruszewski looks for inspiration from the structure of stag beetles, creating shapes that are smooth and sleek, boasting details that show off references of the beetle's horn. Pihakapi originally kicked off with outerwear options, branching out to jeans before shirts and accessories.