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The Leather & Bag Makers in Buenos Aires Issue

ORBISLEATHER & BAG MAKERS IN BUENOS AIRES
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Leather & Bag Makers in Buenos Aires

9 stores · curated ORBIS register

Buenos Aires / Recoleta

Buenos Aires' great talabartería since 1987, a three-storey Recoleta townhouse of gaucho craft — hand-stitched saddles, polo boots, capybara leather and criollo silverwork, the estancia tradition brought whole into the capital.

Best for Gaucho leather, polo kit and Argentine silversmithing.

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San Telmo, Buenos Aires

Casa Yui sells ceramics for the table and for tea, lighting, bags, tea, accessories, furniture, woodwork, books, decoration, art and kimono wear. Its site says that in Japanese tradition yui means to join, connect, or tie with intention. The shop also lists workshops, tastings and gift cards.

Best for Japanese table ceramics, tea ware, lighting and kimono wear

Estribos

Hidden Gem

Buenos Aires

Estribos is a family workshop of artisan beltmakers and hatters, drawing on hat-making that dates to 1897 and three decades of belt craft. It hand-makes polo belts with Guardapampa stitching from stirrup leather, along with carpincho accessories, alpargatas and personalized pieces.

Best for Handmade polo belts, hats and leather accessories

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Palermo, Buenos Aires

Las Cabrera is designed by three sisters and handmade in Argentina, producing leather bags, accessories and clothing from a showroom in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Collections include Acapulco and Patrona AW '26 alongside home goods and lifestyle pieces.

Best for Handmade leather bags and accessories

Palermo, Buenos Aires

MAYDI makes clothing and accessories by hand from natural fibres, including dresses, sweaters, vests, bags, hats and crochet pieces, with a made-to-measure service. Ancestral techniques sit beside a current seasonal collection.

Best for Textiles

Nimes (Nimesba)

Hidden Gem

Palermo (Gorriti)

Nimes is a Palermo leather house on Gorriti, hand-making bags, backpacks and small goods in its own neighborhood workshop. The range extends to leather coats, belts and skirts, each cut and stitched in-house rather than outsourced.

Best for Handcrafted leather bags, backpacks and accessories

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Palermo, Buenos Aires

Romero is an Argentine maker of handcrafted jewelry and accessories, including necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets and bags, organized into collections such as Legado Criollo and Arquetipos ancestrales.

Best for Handcrafted jewelry and accessories

Posadas 1387, Recoleta, C1011 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina / Buenos Aires / Argentina

The continuous Buenos Aires leather house publishes product materials and a history extending to 1868.

Best for Saddlery and leather goods with workshop provenance.

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Palermo, Buenos Aires

Todo Mates sells mates, bombillas, thermos bags and accessories from its shop at Thames 1861, Palermo. It carries camionero, torpedo, imperial and traditional mate shapes in steel, alpaca, aluminium, gourd, ceramic, leather and wood.

Best for Mates and bombillas in camionero, torpedo and imperial shapes