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It is a lovely jacket, compliments to you. Feraud comments about loving the undyed leather and that prompts a question, for you or for anyone in the know. The hide of the animal, be it bovine, equine or cervinae is not that colour, or more precisely, lack of colour. Is the process of the tanning the reason that the hide's colour is lost?I love that undyed leather. Wear it in good health and let the sun and elements do the rest!
Many years ago I had a shirt, a military style shirt, in that same undyed look. That shirt was made from the hide of the chamois, it was very soft and supple, it was partially lined, where the buttons and button holes needed to be. Being chamois, it washed quite easily, so stains and spillages were never a problem. Chamois leather is used in cleaning, popular with car washing, I remember that those squares were like your jacket and my shirt, devoid of colour. Which brings me back to my question, does the tanning process cause the loss of the hides colour?
Your photo looks fantastic, well worth the time being locked down. Did the one that was on sale here a while back inspire you? https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...pus-jacket-raw-unlined-excellent-shape.95723/
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