A Primer on Well Made Sunglasses
Putting on your first nice pair of sunglasses can be a revelatory experience, if a conflicting one. Years of cheap-o pairs…
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We get down to the basics, breaking down the core essentials of how things are made and how to maintain them.
The Todo on Kudu – What is this Antelope Leather About?
You may have noticed that we’re big on leather ’round these parts. Cow and horsehide are commonplace in the world…
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6 Leather Jacket Styles to Know – Rider, Bomber, Varsity, and More
The leather jacket is another one of those wardrobe staples that comes in a whole host of styles and silhouettes….
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Know Your Button Materials – Horn, Melamine, Chalk and More
Hey, you! Yeah you. You look pretty ungrateful, to tell the truth. You look like the kinda person who doesn’t even…
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Beyond Indigo – 5 More Natural Dyes
With denim grabbing the spotlight in the heritage fashion arena, it comes as no surprise that indigo often gets top…
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Know Your Kicks – The Most Common Sneaker Silhouettes
Chances are you’ve been wearing sneakers since the time you started walking. Once a marvel of modern science, the casual…
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The 6 Most Common Jacket Leathers – Steerhide, Lambskin, and More
The key to any good investment is knowing what you’re spending your money on. When it comes to leather jackets,…
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Crepe Rubber – What is it and Where Does it Come From?
In the shoe and boot world, leather and hard rubber soles are commonplace, but a softer, less common variant appears…
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Where Leather is Made – Five Tanneries to Know
As a key material in heritage fashion and culture, leather features heavily in our daily articles, and most likely, in…
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To Freeze or Not to Freeze Raw Denim Jeans? (Spoiler: Don’t Freeze)
Unless raw denim goes totally mainstream, there will always be those moments when a friend spots you in conspicuously crunchy…
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