AT ISABELLA CHARLES, OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION EXTENDS TO EVERY MATERIAL WE USE. ONE OF THE PRIMARY MATERIALS WE WORK WITH IS KANGAROO LEATHER — A NATURALLY STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL, SOURCED FROM LOCAL AUSTRALIAN SUPPLIERS.

KANGAROO LEATHER IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE LEATHERS. UNLIKE OTHER LEATHER SOURCES, KANGAROOS ARE WILD, NOT FARMED, AND POPULATIONS ARE CAREFULLY MANAGED IN AUSTRALIA TO MAINTAIN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. USING KANGAROO LEATHER ENSURES THAT WE’RE WORKING WITH A RENEWABLE, NATURALLY SOURCED MATERIAL, REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT ASSOCIATED WITH LIVESTOCK FARMING.

KANGAROO LEATHER IS EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG FOR ITS WEIGHT. IT IS KNOWN TO BE MORE RESISTANT TO STRETCHING AND TEARING THAN COWHIDE OR GOAT LEATHER, WHICH ALLOWS FOR LONG-LASTING, HIGH-QUALITY PIECES THAT MAINTAIN THEIR SHAPE OVER TIME.

THE FINE GRAIN OF KANGAROO LEATHER GIVES A LUXURIOUS, SMOOTH FINISH THAT COMPLEMENTS AVANT-GARDE AND CONTEMPORARY FASHION. ITS SUBTLE TEXTURE ADDS DEPTH TO GARMENTS WHILE REMAINING VERSATILE ENOUGH FOR BOLD OR MINIMALIST DESIGNS. WE SPECIFICALLY SOURCE THE MOST UNIQUE KANGAROO HIDES WHICH BRING OUT THE NATURAL GRAIN TEXTURE OF EACH SKIN, WITH NATURAL MARKINGS AND SHADINGS LEFT PRESENT.

BY SOURCING KANGAROO LEATHER RESPONSIBLY, ISABELLA CHARLES ENSURES OUR MATERIALS ALIGN WITH ETHICAL FASHION PRACTICES. USING A MATERIAL FROM WELL-MANAGED WILD POPULATIONS HELPS REDUCE RELIANCE ON INDUSTRIAL FARMING AND SUPPORTS SLOW FASHION PRINCIPLES.