Leather Finishes and Textures, Explained
What tanneries actually do to the surface of a hide — and how each finish looks, marks, ages and should be cared for. Aniline, semi-aniline and pigmented; nappa and plongé;...
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Letters from the atelier
Journal
Notes on leather, fit and care, written at the bench in Florence.
Leather Types for Jackets, Explained
Lambskin, calfskin, cowhide and shearling behave differently because their fibre structures differ. A working guide to weight, thickness, grain grades, finishes and how each leather should be cared for.
How to Care for a Leather Jacket
A practical guide to keeping a leather jacket alive: daily habits, what to do the moment it gets wet, how often to condition and with what, stain-by-stain fixes, and the...
How a Leather Jacket Should Fit
Where the shoulder seam belongs, how much chest room to leave, and why leather eases around the body but never along it — with a cut-by-cut fit table for bikers,...
How a Leather Jacket Is Made
From hide selection to final inspection — the nine stages of building a leather jacket, why hand cutting follows the stretch direction of the skin, and what made to order...
Leather Jacket Styles Explained: A Glossary of Cuts
A plain glossary of the nine leather jacket types — biker, café racer, bomber, Harrington, aviator, trucker, blazer, long coat and puffer. What defines each silhouette, where it came from,...