Evelyn Soto trained at the London College of Fashion (MA, Leather Goods) and completed an apprenticeship at an Italian saddlery in Florence (2013-2015). She has 12 years' hands-on experience in leather sourcing, vegetable-tanning protocols, and hand-stitched bag construction. Evelyn ran product development for a New York small-batch accessories studio (2016-2021), where she wrote material specs and tested wear cycles against ISO abrasion standards. Her work emphasizes provenance-farm to tannery tracing-and repair-first design. She documents bench repairs, stitch-for-stitch restorations, and care regimens, and collaborates with independent retailers to educate buyers on fit, maintenance, and lifetime warranties.