Fleet Ilya is my latest obsession. Ever since we received some exquisite hand crafted leather bags at my work Fallow I've been lusting over everything they create.
I've always had a thing for leather accessories verging on bondage, to be honest the whole bondage scene fascinates me. Even though I myself don't dabble in it I can appreciate those who do. Everyone has their own quirks and desirers. No one can really dictate what is "normal".
Russian born Ilya Fleet began taking his traditional leather training into new worlds. With his training in traditional saddle-making, combined with a knowledge of 3 dimensional design learnt from his late father, a renowned Russian sculptor. He soon developed what is widely regarded as the signature line "Restraint", a collection of hand crafted luxury accessories for the sexually playful. Things took a turn for greatness (in my opinion) when Ilya met his now wife Resha Sharma, a graphic design graduate from London. Resha become Ilya's design partner, applying her knowledge of fashion, image making and art direction and the couple began to blur the line between leather bondage and fashion accessories.
photos by Kate Bellm fom Fleet Ilya's AW10 collection.
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