Gato Montes

A handcrafted leather goods maker. Gato Montes creates wearable leather pieces with natural gemstones, including holsters, boots, hip belts, and bags and purses. Its holsters feature five hand-cut stones, while boots are designed to be resoled and worn for decades. Customers can choose leather color, style, and from more than 15 natural gemstones for made-to-order pieces. Each item is hand-cut, hand-stitched, and stone-set in the company's Carlsbad workshop, with custom orders completed in four to six weeks and shipped to customers. The business uses locally sourced and upcycled leather, along with solid brass hardware. Its collection includes a water bottle holster and other holster styles, with bags and purses also offered as a product category.