Leather Surgeons

Leather Surgeons is a full-service restoration studio specializing in precision repair, heirloom preservation, and authentication of luxury handbags, as well as consultation and sample-creation for the world’s premier brands. For over 30 years, we’ve been developing proprietary restoration techniques, refinishing systems, and spa services. We are constantly innovating new ways to keep the world’s handbags looking like the day they were unboxed. Every item received passes through the hands of founder Gerry Gallagher, who is widely recognized as one of the finest leather craftsmen in the industry. Our operation is structured as a mail-in-only service to ensure the greatest care and security possible, which has the added benefit of allowing us to accept items internationally! When you send your handbags to our studio, you can trust you’ll be in the care of experts. We’ve successfully completed repairs, restorations, and authentications on over 200,000 Chanel and countless Hermès items, making us the world’s leading authority on luxury brand handbags. A few of our most interesting projects include: • Repairs and authentications on over 200,000 Chanel handbags • Restorations on ancient leather artifacts for the Museum of Natural History • Creation of custom training equipment for the US Olympic Training Center • Sample creation of the “Black Purse” clutch for surrealist painter and sculptor, Vladimir Kush