Remade USA is a custom service, based in Brooklyn, NY, that repurposes vintage leather jackets into new one-of-a-kind handbags, through redesign and reconstruction. A product designer by training and a minimalist at heart, Shannon had never been a big consumer of products and found herself conflicted by the idea of adding new ones to a world that was already overflowing with stuff. After moving around several times, she also started noticing the only things she was hanging on to were the ones that had meaning for her – memories of certain events, experiences or people. Shannon had a vintage leather jacket that she hadn’t worn in ages. She also had an obsession with handbags – making and designing them. Remade USA was born out as an experiment with an old jacket. She loved the result and got a ton of compliments on it. Soon after, Shannon was combing every thrift store in town looking for jackets that had nice leather and interesting details. Within a month of launching her website, she’d been written up by Daily Candy and had her first order from Barney’s New York. If you have an old leather jacket you can’t bear to throw away, but haven’t used in years, let’s talk. Send us your story (and a photo of your jacket).
