Nickel & Suede

Quality

We founded Nickel & Suede with the mission to design and manufacture just the right thing™ which includes all of the materials we carefully select for each accessory.

Material Sourcing

Our founder and lead designer, Kilee Nickels, travels to Italy to design and hand-select the premium Italian leathers that we source for all of our leather earrings and handbags.

We have partnerships with Italian factories to produce leather handbags made from the same leather as our earrings. We also work with premium factories in Thailand, India, China and the United States.

Leather Earrings

Premium Italian leather that is versatile, durable, and feather-light weight. All leather earrings come on 14k gold-filled or rhodium-plated sterling silver hooks. These hypoallergenic metals will not tarnish and are always nickel-free.

Nappa Leather

Made from fine gain European lambskin which gives these earrings a buttery smooth texture.

Select Leather

Meet our highest quality full-gain leather. You'll often see this leather used to create designer handbags.

Iced Latte Lennon Earrings

Embossed Leather

This leather is versatile and can be cross-hatched, pebbled, hammered, or patterned.

Blue Lapis Daisy Fields Ninas - Nickel & Suede

Foil Embossed Leather

Artfully hand-stamped leather with metallic and/or iridescent foils.

Metals & Stones

We carefully select our metals, gemstones, and other jewelry components from sources that use the highest quality materials. We always use gold, sterling silver or rhodium metals for nickel-free, hypoallergenic jewelry.

Gold Dome Huggies - Nickel & Suede

Luxe & Vermeil

Our Luxe jewelry is designed with high quality 18k gold plated brass or vermeil. Vermeil jewelry is plated with 2.5 microns of 14k gold over 925 sterling silver.

Gold Filled & Rhodium

All ear wires are 14k gold-filled or rhodium plated sterling silver. Many of our peices are gold-filled or rhodium-filled. These hypoallergenic metals will not tarnish and are always nickel-free.

Gold ring with wide turquoise quartz stone and pink enamel band around stone

Enamel

Enameling is a technique where a glossy substance is applied to the surface of metal. We use epoxy resin enamel that is more durable and resistant to chipping than traditional glass-based enamel.

Remi Gemstone Constellation Ring - Nickel & Suede

Gemstones

We use a range of high quality, natural gemstones, as well as imitation glass stones. All of our authentic gemstones are genuine mineral stones that are highly valued for their beauty, longevity and rarity.

Handbags

Our signature handbags are made in Italy by skilled artisans with genuine Italian leather and/or premium materials. Each bag is exclusively designed for Nickel & Suede by Kilee Nickels using the same leathers we use in many of our leather earrings.

Emilia Mini Tote in Morning Fog - Nickel & Suede

Made in Italy

Designed by Kilee Nickels

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Blog posts

Introducing Handbags from Nickel & Suede - Nickel & Suede

Introducing Handbags from Nickel & Suede

By Kilee Nickels

Nickel & Suede started with leather jewelry and most recently we have expanded into handbags as well! Read the story in this post.

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What is Gold-filled Jewelry? - Nickel & Suede

What is Gold-filled Jewelry?

By Kilee Nickels

Gold-filled jewelry is a type of jewelry that has become more popular in recent years. Read more about gold-filled jewelry in this post.

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Vermeil vs. Gold Plated Jewelry: What's the Difference? - Nickel & Suede

Vermeil vs. Gold Plated Jewelry: What's the Difference?

By Kilee Nickels

At Nickel & Suede we offer vermeil and gold plated jewelry. What's the difference? Let's take a closer look.

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Why Do We Wear Birthstones? - Nickel & Suede

Why Do We Wear Birthstones?

By Kilee Nickels

Why DO we wear birthstones? Where did this tradition come from? Learn more about the birthstone tradition and the unique meanings and symbolism behind each stone.

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Have questions?

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