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How to Spot a High-Quality Leather Bag

A logo can tell you who made a bag. It cannot tell you how well the bag was made. For that, you have to look a little closer. Turn it over. Open the pockets. Adjust the strap. The useful clues are ...

How Leather Develops a Patina

Patina is one of those words that gets used so often in leather descriptions that it can lose it's meaning. The actual definition (as it pertains to leather) is:   patina /pəˈtēnə/ : a surface appe...

What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?

A new leather bag looks great. With a clean surface and crisp edges, it hasn't experienced life yet. We are more interested in what comes next. But first..... What is vegetable tanned leather? Vege...

Full-Grain Leather vs. Genuine Leather

Leather terminology can be confusing. “Genuine leather” sounds reassuring. “Full-grain” sounds technical. Yet the difference between them can tell you a lot about the quality of a bag and how it'l...