There has been an increase of local streetwear brands over the past few months, and with the emergence of events such as ‘KL Clothing Fest’, ‘Propaganda Fest’ and of course, ‘Tempatan Fest’, it has helped the local scene expand at a very tremendous pace. Besides fashion brands, the upcoming ‘Tempatan Fest 3.0’ will be featuring local brands who produce accessories. The brand under the spotlight today, who will also be featured in the upcoming ‘Tempatan Fest’ is “The Local”.
Focusing mostly only leather goods, this brand has been around since 2012 and have stayed under the radar for these past year simply because the founders, Abe and Kecik, who were college students when they started the brand, was just doing it out of sheer fun. A hobby. Selling their stuff mostly to college mates and family members, they soon realize that the orders have a steady increase. Fast forward a year later, this two dudes are doing this full time.
One of the brand’s motto and promise when starting out is produce high quality handmade leather products at affordable prices. And they have still manage to stay on track in keeping that promise. A basic wallet made out of 100% calf leather will only set you back RM70 and a slightly larger one would cost you just an extra RM10.
Be sure to mark your calendars for the 5th – 6th of October for “Tempatan Fest 3.0” to check out “The Local” and the 100+ brands that will be featured on that day.
