Trilogy Leather
Trilogy Leather is a shop owned by cousins Tony Pardi and Sam Sicola offering handmade leather goods and leather repairs. It is located in Homewood's Edgewood neighborhood at 1001 Oxmoor Road, on the corner of Broadway Street.
Pardi and Sicola started the business in 1972 with Pardi's brother Sal (hence the name "Trilogy"). They started the business in Sicola's basement before moving to their present location in Edgewood in 1973. The store's interior is paneled in wood taken from a barn the two tore down.
Trilogy Leather can fabricate all standard leather goods such as handbags, briefcases, luggage, belts, and wallets. Trilogy also has exotic leathers available, such as shark skin, snake skin, alligator, crocodile, and buffalo hides. The store also sells products to clean and protect leather items.
Early on, the two would spend weekends traveling to craft shows to sell their handmade goods. Once they started doing repair work, the store was better able to sustain itself and they started limiting their travel only to bigger shows. They have also been known to have a booth at City Stages.
References
- Park, Jennifer (June 30, 2000) "Leather is a pleasure for craftsmen" Birmingham Business Journal - accessed 22 September 2006.
- Thornton, William (March 19, 2008) "Trilogy Leather in its 35th year." Birmingham News
External links
- Trilogy Leather website