Online - June 16, 2003

Gimme a Ring Sometime

Tanned Leather Rings

If you’re the type who swears that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, delete this now.

If, on the other hand, you prefer your jewelry served up with a bit more funk, allow us to introduce you to CattlePress, makers of the hippest, most unexpected-looking rings we’ve spied in some time. Made of a solid band of tanned leather, the cufflike babies are the perfect balance of simple chic and alt-country style. (And inexpensive, to boot.)

The CattlePress line also includes a badass collection of belts, bags, necklaces, and hoop earrings — all inspired by the leather crafters of the late ’60s and early ’70s, as well as Native Americana. Of course, everything is handcrafted with detail and care.

Just what you’d expect in something you care to have wrapped around your little finger.

Available online at virginthreads.com.