Double Helix

Double Helix is a young label that already treats leather like a specialist. It works closely with some of Japan's oldest and most esteemed tanneries to make horsehide leathers of real beauty, and those hides become the base for its jackets. The design side is classically inflected but sleekly modern. Rivet & Hide describes the collection as inspired and irreverent, with each jacket set on carving its own stylistic path rather than following a template. If you like leather jackets and care about the material first, this is a label to look at. The attention to detail, and the choice to build around horsehide from long-established Japanese tanneries, suggest a brand more interested in quality than in quick trends.