EST. 1942 • BUENOS AIRES OUR STORY
Cassino was not created — it was revealed. For generations, in the wetlands of northern Argentina and the red earth near Serra da Capivara, a quiet mastery of Carpincho leather was guarded within families of artisans. Cassino exists to bring that hidden world to the surface — without ever diluting it.
"In 2025, Matias Cassino did not invent a new luxury — he uncovered what had been quietly perfected since 1942: an unbroken line of artisans, and the last custodians of ancestral Carpincho tanning in Argentina."
CASA CARPINCHO – EST. 1942
Our exclusive partnership with Casa Carpincho grants Cassino access to techniques refined over five generations.
From the wetlands of Formosa to the workshops of Buenos Aires, every hide is hand-selected, CITES-certified, and tanned using methods that honor both the animal and the artisan.
Formulas are inherited, not published; gestures are taught hand-to-hand, not scaled by machine.
This is not a supplier relationship — it is a cultural alliance between two houses devoted to the survival of a craft.
From the Wetlands to the World
The Carpincho has long moved in silence: an amphibious creature of rivers and red earth, sacred in the stories of Serra da Capivara and the great South American wetlands.
For decades, its leather was known only to gauchos and a small circle of Argentine makers who understood its strength, breathability, and singular grain.
Cassino exists to bring that hidden heritage into the light — without diluting it.
Based between Buenos Aires and Miami, we create 1-of-1 pieces for a global clientele, while refusing mass production, aggressive scaling, or compromise on provenance.
Our production rhythm follows the pace of the land, not the calendar of fashion weeks.
The Art of Carpincho
Carpincho leather is unlike any other: naturally breathable, naturally oiled, and marked by a constellation of pores that cannot be imitated.
In the hands of our artisans, each hide is mapped, cut, and stitched by eye, ensuring the most expressive parts of the grain are reserved for the most visible areas of the piece.
No two pairs, no two gloves, no two wallets are ever the same.
This is not pattern repetition; it is portraiture in leather.
Ethical by Design
Every Carpincho hide we use passes through a strict legal and ethical corridor.
Our partners operate under Argentine wildlife regulations and CITES oversight, with full documentation from origin to export.
We produce deliberately little, trace every piece, and invite clients to know not just what they are wearing — but where it comes from.
Transparency is not a marketing claim; it is the foundation of our house.
A House Built on Rarity
Cassino is not a seasonal brand; it is a continuum.
Production is intentionally scarce, paced by what our artisans can make without haste, and by what the land can responsibly give.
Our model is simple: made-to-order, 1-of-1, for those who prefer a waiting list to ubiquity.
We would rather remain rare and revered than present everywhere.
Cultural Soul
Each Cassino piece carries more than a material story; it carries a cultural one.
From gaucho silhouettes to the textiles and motifs of the Argentine interior, we work to preserve the codes of a place that rarely appears on the global map of luxury.
To wear Cassino is to carry a fragment of that map — a quiet signal, legible only to those who look closely.
THE COLLECTIONS OF CASSINO
Four movements in a single composition. From the roots of the house to the pinnacle of rarity, each collection traces a different chapter of the Cassino journey, yet all share the same origin.