![]() ![]() How are these skins sourced? Where do you get them? ![]() My Italian partners loved the calling cards so much and gleefully decided to dole the cards out at the show to everyone in the industry and the name stuck! The boxes of cards were sitting side by side at my hotel in Italy (just before a huge leather show in Milan), and I accidently grabbed the wrong cards I left for the show. I had business cards made at the same time I had the calling cards made. So, I had some calling cards made just for fun to give to my Italian partners as a joke. It was an inside joke between me and our Italian partner tannery owners that this guy was definitely not the king… and if anyone was gator royalty – it should be ME. Oh goodness… It started off as a joke, to be honest! There was a guy who called himself the king of alligator. I never do the same thing, and I never get bored.Įxplain how you got the nickname “Queen of Gator.” I wear a lot of hats in my job (preferably one from Greeley Hat Works!), but that’s what makes this business fun. There are other weeks that I am in Italy, New York, or Dallas visiting factories or design houses. Other days, I am attending a crocodile and alligator conservation summit, working alongside ecologists and biologists. My day to day schedule is all over the board! Some days, I am at the tannery grading skins and checking colors on leather before they head out the door to their new home at a luxury brand. Today, American Tanning and Leather supplies alligator and crocodile leather to luxurious brand around the world, but it remains a family business rooted deep in heritage. The business expanded though the years, and in 1980, the tannery was born. Tell us about American Tanning & Leather.Īmerican Tanning and Leather LLC is a fifth-generation company that began in 1923 when Jake Plott, my great grandfather, began trading furs in North Georgia. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Public Radio, and Bloomberg News. She and her family also own an alligator farm in Florida and a wild alligator skin and meat processing company in Louisiana.Ĭhristy holds various membership positions in a number of conservation and fashion organizations including the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, the Southeast Asian Reptiles Conservation Alliance (SARCA), the Louisiana Alligator Farmer and Ranchers Association, the International Crocodilian Farmers Association, Leather Industries of America, the Accessories Council, and Fashion Group International.Ĭhristy is a recipient of the University of Georgia’s 40 Under 40 Alumni Award and the Top 100 Bulldog Business Award. Christy partners with luxury brands worldwide as an owner and partner of American Tanning and Leather LLC to supply wild-caught and farm-raised alligator and crocodile leather for the luxury accessory and footwear market. ![]() A passionate crocodilian conservationist, Christy consults with brands and wildlife agencies on the ecological, habitat, and species survival benefits of using alligator and crocodile leather. Christy Plott is a fourth-generation alligator and crocodile industry specialist from Griffin, Georgia. ![]()
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