INTRODUCING THE HEYOKA HIDEOUT

Just as I finished sharing my Southwest Pilgrimage with you, I headed back to Los Angeles to work with a few clients and spend some time getting to know some new artisans that I have recently connected with.  What started as a one week trip ended up as three, and there was no time for me to check in with the blog while I was away.  But I have so much good stuff from my trip to share with you!!!! I had some amazing studio visits with Lovecraft Leather, Henry Duarte, Kieley Kimmel and All Roads and they were all so inspiring.

One of my favorite parts of this LA trip was working and hanging out with the Heyoka Leather ladies of the canyon.  I’ve written about these bad ass ladies before and their amazing handcrafted leather, but this time I get to share their latest venture with you: The Heyoka Hideout.  For the past few weeks, I helped these ladies create what will now be their studio/showroom and store in Topanga Canyon.  They acquired a great space right in the heart of Topanga and transformed the space into their ideal workshop and lifestyle store.  I felt so honored and blessed to be able to help them pull this together and am so proud of how everything turned out for their opening this past Saturday.  The Heyoka Hideout is a true reflection of their combined style and showcases their work alongside other artisans that they have come to know along their path including Daughter of the Sun, Folklorica, Naked Eye Beauty, All Roads, Wild at Heart Vintage, Levi’s Vintage Clothing, Bandit Brand, Leslie Crow Jewelry and so many more to come.  This is only the beginning for The Heyoka Hideout, stay tuned for more as they take over my favorite part of LA, Topanga Canyon.

The Heyoka Hideout, 137 N Topanga Canyon

A view of the space

All fixtures were sourced at flea markets and thrift stores and came together so great

A display of crystals for their talisman bag necklaces

An assortment of Bandit Brand tees hang with Vintage levis and hand picked vintage surplus jackets.

Naked Eye Beauty and Folklorica

A window moment of wildflowers picked in the backyard

A hanging display of some of Heyoka’s spring collection

Images from their Spring Collection featuring model Kelly Ash hang on the wall.

The store will showcase different vintage dealers monthly. This month features Wild at Heart’s vintage collection directly from her closet.

Vintage Levi’s Clothing and army surplus bags

A beautiful weaving from Janelle Pietrzak of All Roads is featured on the wall.

Love these vintage pulleys hanging from the rafters.

My favorite corner of the store featuring Bandit Brand, Daughter of the Sun, Levis and Heyoka’s leather pouches.

An amazing art piece made by D.C Custom Designs hangs on the wall above re-purposed surplus bags by KOKO Eco

Love these re-purposed bags by KOKO Eco

The corner of the store features Heyoka’s full line of handmade leather goods.

Beautiful breastplates by Heyoka.

An example of the beautiful work of Heyoka Leather

Heyoka’s first customers were local Topanga resident’s actress Rhona Mitra and her boyfriend.

Heyok’as Leslie Crow and customers on opening day.

Topanga Canyon’s own Jessica Seaton, jewelry designer.

Hand crafted tags.

Me and my creative partner Dominic of D.C. Custom Designs on opening day.

The Heyoka ladies posing with model Kelly Ash outside the store.

Next time you are in the area, make sure you stop in and check this spot out.  They have big plans to help bring together the retail community in Topanga and will be showcasing and partnering with many more artisans from California to Texas.

Keep up with these ladies on Instagram @heyokaleather or follow them on Facebook!