Thalia Strates³⁵

Thalia Strates

Thalia Strates is a well-considered, functional leather essentials range that stands for quality and originality. Thalia's premium range is about marrying clean silhouettes with materials that show their age with wear. Each piece comes to life as it softens and gains marks as a result of the wearer's love for it. Her range includes timeless wardrobe staples, expertly crafted, while being stylish and functional, sure to surpass trends and last you a lifetime. She also offers a more playful range with her colourful Patchwork bags for those in search for more of a bold statement piece. These are created using organic shaped offcuts, which makes each piece a one-of-a-kind creation. Thalia is passionate about creating a brand that has a lasting impact on the industry and environment, all her raw materials such as nubuck, ostrich skin, and springbok fur — are all sourced as a byproduct of South Africa’s farming industry. All her products are handcrafted in a small artisan workshop in Cape Town, by a skilled team with methods passed down from generation to generation. This brand truly embraces slow fashion, creating quality investment pieces, that not only suit all occasions but the environment too.