Colombian leather · Made in Restrepo, Bogotá

Colombian leather goods, made by hand in Bogotá.

Sabana Leather makes bags, belts, wallets and small leather goods in Restrepo, Bogotá's leather district, and sells them straight from the workshop to you. No middleman, so you pay a fair price for real leather. Free shipping to the US and UK, duties paid, with 30-day returns on everything.

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Free shipping to the US and UK, duties paid · 30-day returns · Sold direct from Bogotá
  • Colombian leather goods
  • Made by hand in Restrepo, Bogotá
  • Bags · Belts · Wallets · Small goods
  • Free shipping to the US and UK, duties paid
  • 30-day returns
  • Sold direct, no middleman

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    workshop in Restrepo, Bogotá, Bogotá's leather district

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    days to change your mind, with a prepaid return label

How it's made

From the hide to your shoulder

No factory line, no middleman. Four reasons our leather goods feel different the first time you pick them up, and better every year after.

  1. Folded leather hides in tan, oxblood and black on a workbench (illustrative)

    Cut from the best part of the hide

    Full-grain leather keeps the hide's toughest outer layer: nothing sanded off, nothing painted on. Our bags are cut from full-grain vegetable-tanned cowhide, 1.6–1.8 mm thick. You'll feel the weight and smell the leather the moment you open the box.

  2. Hands stitching oxblood leather in a wooden clamp (illustrative)

    Made by hand in Restrepo

    Everything we sell is made in Restrepo, Bogotá's leather district, by people you can name. Each piece is cut, stitched and finished by hand, then sent straight from the workshop to you.

  3. A solid brass buckle on a tan leather strap (illustrative)

    Solid brass. Nothing plated.

    Plated hardware chips and flakes. The hardware on our bags is solid brass, which just warms to a soft, darker gold with use.

  4. Close-up of the natural grain of tan vegetable-tanned leather (illustrative)

    Better in five years than on day one

    Good leather darkens and softens with every wear, building a patina nothing else will share. And if a strap or seam on one of our bags ever gives, the workshop that made it repairs it, for life.

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A small leather workshop with hides hanging by the window (illustrative photo)

Our workshop

Made by hand in Restrepo, Bogotá

Restrepo is Bogotá's leather district, and it's where our pieces are made: cut, stitched and finished by hand in a small workshop, not on a factory line.

We sell straight from that workshop to you. No wholesaler, no shop markup, no call center. And the people who made your bag are the ones who repair it, for life.

Meet the workshop

Why Sabana

Named for the high plain Bogotá sits on

The Sabana de Bogotá is a green plateau about 2,600 meters up in the Andes. It's home to our workshop and to the city's leather trade. We named the brand after it, and we sell straight from there to you.

Meet the workshop

What you pay for, and what you don't

Leather goods like ours usually cost far more in a shop: a full-grain bag like our Sabana Crossbody sells for around US$400 at retail. We make everything in our workshop in Restrepo, Bogotá, and sell it straight to you, with no wholesaler or shop in between. Here's where the money goes on the bag.

How we price everything

Where the money goes, per bag (US dollars)
Leather and hardware $28
Making $17
Freight and duties $12
Fulfillment $10
Our margin $82
Total $149

Figures are estimates per bag.

The journal

Know your leather before you buy

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  • Hands applying beeswax balm with a cloth to a tan leather strap

    How to care for a vegetable-tanned leather bag

    Caring for a vegetable-tanned leather bag takes little time. Wipe it with a dry cloth, keep it away from soaking rain and direct heat, condition it lightly a few times a year, and store it stuffed in a breathable bag....

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FAQs

Leather, delivery, returns and repairs: the things people ask before they order.

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Is the Sabana Crossbody real leather?

Yes. It is cut from full-grain vegetable-tanned cowhide, 1.6–1.8 mm thick. Full-grain means the outer layer of the hide is kept whole, with its natural grain, rather than sanded or coated.

What does “Sabana” mean?

The brand is named for the Sabana de Bogotá, the high plain that Bogotá sits on.

Where is the Sabana Crossbody made?

In Restrepo, Bogotá's leather district, in Colombia. Every bag is cut and made by hand in our workshop there, and the same workshop repairs it for life.

Who runs Sabana Leather?

Sabana Leather is a small, independent company registered in the UK. We work directly with our workshop in Restrepo, Bogotá, and sell what it makes straight to customers in the US and UK, with no wholesaler or shop in between.

Why does it cost £119?

Because we make it ourselves and sell it directly, with no wholesaler or shop in between. A comparable bag usually sells for around US$400 in a shop. Our cost breakdown is on the Why £119 page.

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