During his six years of fashion experience with Parisian designers and fashion houses, Vincent Richard de Latour developed a passion for working with leather, a noble material that the young Parisian designer twists using traditional techniques. His collections present designs where the careful choice of fabric and subtle use of color are paramount. The resulting creations are unique, having been individually painted, embroidered and screen-printed. Each accessory tells its own story, and every collection becomes an event that reveals a powerful universe.

The result is a range of entirely handmade cuffs and necklaces that use the raw leather in buckled wristbands, and finer, more ethnic braided necklaces. The piece picks up on the gothic trend that has been appearing on the runways for fall-winter 2012-2013, if the somber, almost military mood at Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein Collection, Emilio Pucci, Versace and Gucci is anything to go by.

Main retailers: Antonioli Milan, Flana Chypre, Le pub Switzerland, Robin Richman USA, Plum Lebanon and The cARTel Dubai.