Guides
Everything we know about leather jackets: the cuts, the hides, the care and the fit. Plus news from the bench.
Materials · 4 min
Full-grain, top-grain, nappa and "genuine": what leather labels really meanThe grades of a hide from the outside in, why "genuine leather" tells you almost nothing, what nappa is, and five che...
Style guide · 3 min
The leather jacket gift guideHow to find their size without asking, what to give at each budget, the custom route with a message stitched inside, ...
Materials · 3 min
How long does a leather jacket last?The honest numbers for sheepskin and cowhide, what wears out first, the five things that decide whether a jacket last...
Care · 4 min
Leather jacket repair: what can be fixed and what can'tScuffs, stains, stiff leather, a broken zip, a torn lining, a tear in the hide: what you can do at home, what a speci...
Embroidery · 3 min
20 embroidery ideas for a leather jacket or vestBack, chest, arm and the lining pocket: twenty ideas that stitch well on leather, from a single initial to a full bac...
Custom · 4 min
Ordering leather vests for a club, crew or teamOne style, one crest, a size for every member: how a group order works from the first email to the parcel, what it co...
Style guide · 3 min
Black, brown or cognac: choosing the colour of a leather jacketWhat each colour does to an outfit, how it ages, which hardware suits it, and the honest answer to the question every...
Style guide · 3 min
How to wear a leather jacket: a women's guideBiker over a dress, café racer with tailoring, trench over everything: five outfits, the proportions that make them w...
Style guide · 4 min
How to wear a leather jacket: a men's guideWhich cut suits which wardrobe, three outfits that always work, how to pick the colour, and the mistakes that make a ...
Materials · 2 min
Sheepskin or cowhide: which leather for your jacketThe two hides we use, what each feels like new and after a year, how they break in, and which to choose in the builder.
Embroidery · 2 min
Embroidery on leather: how it worksHow a logo or a crest becomes stitches in a hide, what artwork works, where it can go, what it costs and how the stit...
