Collateral Concepts 3rd Iteration: Origins

[michael_kard]

Love the second black jacket. And the first bag is simply amazing - it's so interesting, complicated and modest.

[Chinorlz]

Details pages added for more information on materials and their provenance.

Thank you guys for the kind words!

[Chim]

It was a true pleasure working with you again Albert! I've seen the collection first hand and it is indeed fantastic. The quality of the materials and the craftmanship is first rate. All the pieces fit wonderfully and the bag has to be seen to be believed - the leather is amazingly substantial, tough, and butter soft to the touch. The horween cordovan card case is simply fantastic as well. Cheers!

[BeauIXI]

Al, you should be very proud of yourself! It's just terrific!

[Faust]

Godspeed, Albert!

[tomatous]

Fantastic Albert - Love the elephant leather.

[Faye]

OMG.....you definitely outdid yourself!
the elephant leather (vintage texture is so sick!!) and the weekend bag are big standouts for me. If it's the same leather used for your last collections messenger bag, it must be really something else.
Also like the choice of colors for the tees and scarfes, instead of a pure b&w collection.

If already known, please provide us with infos regarding availability in the dialogue thread then. :)

[Chinorlz]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

As of right now distribution of Collateral is not concrete. Stores are just now receiving the images and interested stores will be receiving the physical lookbook complete with sample swatches later on this week.

[Chinorlz]

unreal textures. looks fantastic. i can't believe you're based in san antonio.

gunshot tee: subtle tip of the cap to dior homme days of old!?

Haha, it's got an even further-back inspiration. I've described it more in the discussion thread

If you or anyone else is in San Antonio, it would be a pleasure to have folks over at the studio to see the work in person!

[Icarium]

I love the texture on the lighter leather jacket. Jesus.

Almost might need one of those insanely perfect horween cardholders :)

[surver]

beautiful work, albert! but i like it better when you modelled everything yourself; everything seems more 'distant' and too 'commercial' all of a sudden in the new lookbook...

[viv1984viv]

Albert - way late on this I know but it looks fantastic, an overwhelmingly complete aesthetic and execution.

[ironman]

love the white tee with rust? on the chest

and just wow at the elephant leather closeup; that texture and colour so tempting

[Chinorlz]

beautiful work, albert! but i like it better when you modelled everything yourself; everything seems more 'distant' and too 'commercial' all of a sudden in the new lookbook...

Haha, thanks my friend :)

I hope it's not too commercial feeling. Collateral is still completely produced by myself in my studio. The model is a friend who works at the bike shop at the complex where I live/where my studio is and the shoot was done about 2 blocks away in an abandoned grain refinery/storage facility so its all still very much kept within a small "family." Don't worry, I haven't gone corporate.

[surver]

no no no i didn't mean to insinuate that you're 'going corporate' ;P it's just perhaps that your friend just does not carry off the right vibe for your designs as well as you do, that's all.