Van Der Spek Day: Stingray binder

I saw this and almost fell over. I have a shark Winchester so this was right up my alley. It is about 15 years old and made of stingray, also called shagreen. It is hard and so tough it apparently broke several needles during the stitching. This one is black but there was also a blue and a bordeaux made. I couldn’t stop feeling it. I can honestly say I have NEVER enjoyed photographing anything as much as I enjoyed photographing this! What a work of art!

IMG_2307

IMG_2308

IMG_4896

IMG_4901

IMG_4903

IMG_4904

IMG_4906

IMG_4908

IMG_4910

IMG_4912

IMG_4915

 

 

Author: Janet Carr

Fashion, beauty and animal loving language consultant from South Africa living in Stockholm, Sweden.

4 thoughts

  1. That is quite gorgeous. I can well believe it broke needles, though!

    Do VdS still make these, ever, or is this a long-gone model never to see the light again?

Leave a Reply