Why vegetable tanned leather

Real leather is also more durable than vegan fast fashion options. Fast fashion is designed to be just that, fast and disposable. Many synthetic clothing items are not made with longevity in mind and are so cheap that it is more effort to take care of them that it is to simply replace. What happens when it breaks, and you cannot take it to charity? Over a million kilos of textiles are sent to landfill each year in the UK alone.

The amount of faux leather bags that will need replacing within the lifetime of a real leather bag will cost more to the environment and your pocket in the long run. Another reason to choose real leather over vegan leather is the natural, unique and vintage appearance that it will develop over time. This is more prevalent with full grain and vegetable tanned leathers.

The natural patina a leather bag will develop only enhances the product while vegan alternatives are unlikely to age quite so well. The Benefits of Vegetable Tanned Leather. All in all, the main benefits of vegetable tanned leather are:. The process is natural and has worked for thousands of years. The process is traditional and safer for those tanning the Leathers. The Leather produced is more natural and eventually develops its own unique patina, meaning that it only gets better with age!

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Shop Now. Wedding Gifts. Corporate Gifts. Gift Cards. Fermentation and deposition in the hide creates solid leather in only 3 months. The strong liquors from the final pits are gradually moved down the system while the hides move up from weak to strong. At the end the leather is piled for a few days to completely fix the tan.

A distinction is usually made between chemical and natural tanning methods. The most popular and controversial tanning, due to its widespread use in the fashion industry, is chrome-tanning. The use of chromium salts is harmful to the human health and the environment. Despite these significant disadvantages, it is still the most used method in the fashion industry, mainly because this method is faster, cheaper and less material is needed.

Moreover, the further processing is much easier and requires less expertise. No other material can thus be processed and edited meaning that our final product is unique. This is caused by the different nuances and shades used during the multistage dyeing of the leather. After a chemical tanning the leather is simply dead and thus not breathable, nor it allows an intensive processing and coloration, as is usual in our collections.

Furthermore, due to the more gentle processes the average length of life of vegetable tanned leather is considerably higher than that of chrome-tanned leather. In summary, the principles of sustainability, the versatile and unique processing capabilities and the quality aspects are crucial for our decision to use vegetable tanned leather.

As a result, the production and the purchase of goods made from this material are our long-term investment. Secured payments. Your Shopping Bag is empty. Exclusive leather bags.

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