Blogs

A new engineer boot last, and an introduction to the Guangzhou workshop and the partner who builds every pair we sell.

The first 3450 sample built in Maryam horsebutt: why the leather decides as much as the last, an unstructured toe, a Cat's Paw heel, and where we take it from...

Zipper pullers and the hidden pocket, the curves of the D-pocket, sleeve stitching and taper, and a tone-on-tone lining. The final details we refined with Real Simons to get as...

How the jacket moved on from the name La-brea to become the Archetype. The story of rebuilding the 1930s Leather Togs D-pocket original with Real Simons, told through the lining,...

Inside Qingyang's workshop: how a Brake House studded belt is made by hand, the hunt for pre-1992 Czech jewels, and the story behind the Diamond, Rodeo, and Montgomery.

Meet Qingyang, the craftsman behind Brake House's Studded Leather Belts. Part 1: his path to leather, his philosophy, and the years-long search for the right hide.

Notes from a week touring Seoul's select shops — Red Wing, Wesco, Clinch, Addict — and what they reveal about where Brake House takes the engineer boot next.

We're reworking the Mulholland's fit with Real Simons and adding bigger sizes, built from real customer and influencer feedback.

Brake House is Real Simons' official retailer and wholesale partner outside China — and the next phase, joint product development for international buyers, is just getting underway. This post explains...

After the Garrison belt, our second belt project is almost here. You chose the three designs — Diamond, Rodeo, and Montgomery — and we wore them all over China to...

Inside the Real Simons workshop in Shandong: how the brand picks horsehide, how the floor is divided, what gets rejected, and how the price comes out.

Before Real Simons was a brand, it was a village workshop in Shandong that spent more than a decade making leather jackets for major American heritage labels. This is the...