DUKES Brandstory
Ursula Klein and Michael Herzog started out with bringing original vintage T-shirts from L.A. to Europe in 2001. They loved browsing warehouses and extremely enjoyed restoring and refining old and special things. On their search for vintage T-shirts, old Levi´s and used leather jackets, they discovered up to 30-year-old military belts. Driven by idealism, the love for bygone eras, vintage army-clothes and leather, Ursula and Michael started the first Dukes collection in their living room in 2008.
The manufacturer of exclusive leather accessoiries DUKES FINEST ARTISAN is a designerbrand with unique heritage. From the label‘s origin of pioneering leather craftmanship and story telling creations the designers retained reputation as high-end manufacturer of leather belts and bags with compelling design revealing handpainted motives and a variety of unique colour leather prints transferred to a modern day incarnation.
Inspired by ethnic and historical ages the designer’s storytelling hand-painting enrich contemporary art and poetry with a very personal approach transforming the codes of Folkore and Ethno or the unfading lifestyle periods such as the Hippie or Pop Art culture into a nowaday fashion perception.
