When you’ve been in leather-making industry for over 70 years, there comes a point where creating leather goods is no longer a craft, but an art.

Wallets, purses, and address books become standard and you push to make more than mere accessories, but to make accessories where quality is the signature. The Ettinger products at The Wish Collection are of this caliber of craftsmanship, with a range of quality styles available for the discerning leather connoisseur.

Ettinger’s leather products come in 9 styles, 3 of which follow general leather-making tradition. The other styles have a personal Ettinger-esque twist to them giving the customer an evermore unique range or leather goods. At The Wish Collection, leather aficionados will find products that feature age-old techniques such as bridle hide, broguing, and hand-riveted metal detail, while fashionistas that want to stand out can look forward to crocodile, purple-tinted, sporty, elegant and son on.

The Bridle Hide Collection is made in the traditional English way. You’ll find the products of this range at The Wish Collection feature on the inside Ettinger’s signature panel hide and bridle leather on the outside. You’ll like them because over time items of this range will wear getting a warm, rich patina. An assortment of wallets, purses, travel tags, key rings and card cases are available in bridle hide.

Ettinger’s Brogue Collection is inspired by the traditional bragging style of men’s shoes. The wallets, coin purses, and key and card holders of this collection feature a pattern of crisp holes on the outside that allow a yellow leather to peak through. Ettinger’s hand-riveted metal corners are a prominent detail of The Bullion Collection. They are available in rolled gold, 9ct gold, 18ct gold or sterling silver styles.

For more information on the other styles of Ettinger products at The Wish Collection, visit their website at www.thewishcollection.co.za.