Hello, like many people here, I appreciate high quality leather products. However, I am not a leather expert.
To ordinary folks, like my girlfriend, quality leather goods are thought to come from brands like LV, chanel and gucci. Maybe those more in the know will mention bottega and hermes, etc.
However, I'm not a believer. Are these brands classified as "artisan" despite being mass marketed? They claim that their products are made by craftsmen (must be a horde of them), but who are these people really?
I told her, and anyone else I know interested in leather, that the best products come from users of the highest grades of guidi and horween leathers. M.A.+, CCP, Sartoria and so on, which is why I purchase from these "no-name brands" when I simply want the best.
By exceptional quality I don't really mean "virtually indestructible", but rather finest quality materials coupled with the best craftsmanship. Something like these horween shell cordovan derbies.
Can anyone with lots of experience in this field shed some light on the difference between the mainstream brands and our kind of designers?
edit: Ahh...I don't know why my topic has an angry face...lol
To ordinary folks, like my girlfriend, quality leather goods are thought to come from brands like LV, chanel and gucci. Maybe those more in the know will mention bottega and hermes, etc.
However, I'm not a believer. Are these brands classified as "artisan" despite being mass marketed? They claim that their products are made by craftsmen (must be a horde of them), but who are these people really?
I told her, and anyone else I know interested in leather, that the best products come from users of the highest grades of guidi and horween leathers. M.A.+, CCP, Sartoria and so on, which is why I purchase from these "no-name brands" when I simply want the best.
By exceptional quality I don't really mean "virtually indestructible", but rather finest quality materials coupled with the best craftsmanship. Something like these horween shell cordovan derbies.
Can anyone with lots of experience in this field shed some light on the difference between the mainstream brands and our kind of designers?
edit: Ahh...I don't know why my topic has an angry face...lol
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