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Handmade Leather Sunglasses

This Eyewear by Jbird Collective Bends the Rules of Regular Sunglasses

— August 16, 2015 — Fashion
These beautifully designed handmade leather sunglasses from Jbird Collective are stylish, ethically sourced and totally unique.

The Portland, Oregon based start-up has launched a Kickstarter campaign to back its line of one-of-a-kind eyewear. Leather sunglasses are an innovation in the realm of eyewear for a number of reasons. They are supple and flexible, making sitting on your sunglasses a thing of the past. They age organically with exposure to sunlight and body temperatures, meaning that each pair will develop a unique pattern of tanning, with darker coloring occurring naturally around the edges. They allow the makers to incorporate distinctive design elements, such as bold hand stitching and their elegant embossed bird logo.

Jbird leather sunglasses are handmade in house by their creators, using American-made Wickett & Craig leather and high quality polarized lenses. They're a great example of crossover in the fashion industry, utilizing the manufacturing techniques and timeless style of leather work to create totally original, classically stylish eyewear.
Trend Themes
1. Handmade Leather Eyewear - There is an opportunity for more startups to create handmade leather eyewear as it is an innovative and stylish approach to traditional eyewear design.
2. Organic Aging Materials - There is an opportunity for companies to innovate and experiment with organic aging materials for eyewear, providing customers with unique shades and patterns of their products.
3. Crossover in Fashion Industry - There is a potential for more crossover among the fashion industry to create innovative and unique products by incorporating different styles and manufacturing techniques.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry has an opportunity for innovation through incorporation of unique materials and manufacturing techniques in their eyewear lines.
2. Eyewear - The eyewear industry has an opportunity to experiment with unique and innovative materials to create stylish and functional products.
3. Leatherwork - The leatherwork industry has the potential to innovate by incorporating eyewear manufacturing techniques and creating unique leather sunglasses.
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