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All pieces are handcrafted, start to finish, in-studio in upstate NY.

In the unlikely event of manufacturing defects with your bag, email info@persistencegoods.com. See more info at our Refund Policy.

PERSISTENCE leather goods are made from full-grain vegetable tanned leathers. We don't use corrected-grain or otherwise altered leather, so natural markings and imperfections will occur. The leather is intended to show wear and acquire a patina with age and use.

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Yes! We only use the finest, full grain vegetable tanned cowhide. We primarily source from Wickett & Craig in Curwensville, PA, or Horween in Chicago, IL. These family-led tanneries have been making leather the old-fashioned way for generations.

We have recently added a buttery soft Italian leather to our offerings -- still full grain vegetable tanned cowhide -- from the venerated Conciera Tempesti in Tuscany.

All of the leather we use is recovered from the food chain and would otherwise go to waste.

Vegetable tanned leather refers to the method of tanning the cowhide into leather. It’s called “vegetable” because natural tannins like tree bark are used in the tanning process. Vegetable tanning or veg tan, as it’s sometimes called, is one of the oldest methods of tanning and has been around for centuries. It is costlier and takes longer than the more common chrome tanning. As a result, less than 10% of the world's leather is tanned this way today. Generally speaking, if a leather item is not specifically advertised as "vegetable tanned," it is chrome tanned.

No! Vegan leather is not leather at all, but rather a material that mimics leather. It is often a synthetic made using PVC or other plastics. These are extremely harmful to the environment both in their production and over the hundreds of years that they take to break down, leaching toxins into the soil and becoming microplastics ingested by animals. 

Vegetable tanned leather, on the other hand, is cowhide that is a byproduct of the meat industry, treated with natural tannins. When its useful life is over, it can biodegrade into the soil.

There are some plant-based vegan leathers made from natural materials like cactus, apples, and mushrooms that might be used in future PERSISTENCE styles.

Yes. Contact us to request complementary leather swatches.