Leather Specification & Types

Cowhide Leather

Cow leather is a thick, soft leather that works well for most common leather needs. This makes it useful for finer leather applications such as belts, wallets, watchbands, and smaller leather accessories including handbags. Cowhide is easily available which makes this type of leather the most popular as compared to others.

Cowhide Leather

Cow leather is a thick, soft leather that works well for most common leather needs. This makes it useful for finer leather applications such as belts, wallets, watchbands, and smaller leather accessories including handbags. Cowhide is easily available which makes this type of leather the most popular as compared to others.

Leather used at Way fits

Sheep Leather

Sheep Leather is popular because it often has one side as leather and the other covered in wool. The wool naturally draws perspiration away from the wearer. This makes it an ideal leather. Sheep leather, including lamb leather) makes up about 12% of the total leather production around the world

Leather used at Way fits

Sheep Leather

Sheep Leather is popular because it often has one side as leather and the other covered in wool. The wool naturally draws perspiration away from the wearer. This makes it an ideal leather. Sheep leather, including lamb leather) makes up about 12% of the total leather production around the world

Full Grain Leather

Full-grain leather is the highest quality leather that you’ll find anywhere in the world. The reason behind so much hype around full-grain leather is that it comes from the top layer of the hide and has all of the natural grain intact. Some clothing brands keep it that way, however, others get rid of the grainy texture through buffing and sanding.

Full-Grain Leather

Full Grain Leather

Full-grain leather is the highest quality leather that you’ll find anywhere in the world. The reason behind so much hype around full-grain leather is that it comes from the top layer of the hide and has all of the natural grain intact. Some clothing brands keep it that way, however, others get rid of the grainy texture through buffing and sanding.

Full-Grain Leather

Top Grain Leather

This cut is very similar to full-grain, except that it has had the very top layer sanded and/or buffed to remove imperfections and irregularities in the finish. This makes the leather softer and more pliable, with various dyes and finishes applied to it.

Top Grain Leather

This cut is very similar to full-grain, except that it has had the very top layer sanded and/or buffed to remove imperfections and irregularities in the finish. This makes the leather softer and more pliable, with various dyes and finishes applied to it.

Calfskin Leather

Calfskin is a premium, supple leather produced from calf hide. It is the perfect leather for bags and leather accessories due to its softness and flexibility. It’s fine grain provides a smooth, refined finish and its durability makes for long lasting use. Calfskin will add polished elegance to your style.

Calfskin Leather

Calfskin is a premium, supple leather produced from calf hide. It is the perfect leather for bags and leather accessories due to its softness and flexibility. It’s fine grain provides a smooth, refined finish and its durability makes for long lasting use. Calfskin will add polished elegance to your style.

Bovine Leather

Bovine leather is available in abundance in the market hence is used by most of the premium leather goods manufacturing brands to produce moderate-priced real leather products. Being made out of real leather, bovine leather is durable and if taken good care of, can last a lifetime. An extra protective layer of oil and wax coating makes it water-resistant to a great extent.

Bovine Leather

Bovine leather is available in abundance in the market hence is used by most of the premium leather goods manufacturing brands to produce moderate-priced real leather products. Being made out of real leather, bovine leather is durable and if taken good care of, can last a lifetime. An extra protective layer of oil and wax coating makes it water-resistant to a great extent.

Suede Leather

Suede Leather is chrome-tan leather that has had the top grain surface taken off. The resulting underneath piece is then re-tanned, softened and the tiny hair cells buffed to give it the soft nap characteristic of suede.

 

Suede Leather

Suede Leather is chrome-tan leather that has had the top grain surface taken off. The resulting underneath piece is then re-tanned, softened and the tiny hair cells buffed to give it the soft nap characteristic of suede.