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Glimpse Outside: Horween Leather

Glimpse Outside: Horween Leather

On a particularly nice, summer day in Chicago Nick Horween lent me a wide-angle lens and I was immediately inspired by it. I am a novice photographer but looking through...

Glimpse Outside: Horween Leather

On a particularly nice, summer day in Chicago Nick Horween lent me a wide-angle lens and I was immediately inspired by it. I am a novice photographer but looking through...

Genuine Horween Shell Cordovan: Classic Leather, Classic Color - Part 2: Leather Tannage vs. Color

Genuine Horween Shell Cordovan: Classic Leather...

When you’re dealing with such an iconic and timeless product like Color #8 shell cordovan, sometimes it’s important to pull apart and analyze the name in order to completely understand...

Genuine Horween Shell Cordovan: Classic Leather...

When you’re dealing with such an iconic and timeless product like Color #8 shell cordovan, sometimes it’s important to pull apart and analyze the name in order to completely understand...

Machine Stitching vs. Hand Stitching

Machine Stitching vs. Hand Stitching

Infrequently, I will receive requests to hand stitch wallets but the interest seems to have faded significantly in the last two years. While I will happily hand-sew almost any model...

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Machine Stitching vs. Hand Stitching

Infrequently, I will receive requests to hand stitch wallets but the interest seems to have faded significantly in the last two years. While I will happily hand-sew almost any model...

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Factory Walkthrough pt.1

Factory Walkthrough pt.1

Many customers visit Horween Leather Co. and notice that the tannery is like a "photographer's dream". There are seemingly endless textures, colors, and shapes to shoot and machines that have...

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Factory Walkthrough pt.1

Many customers visit Horween Leather Co. and notice that the tannery is like a "photographer's dream". There are seemingly endless textures, colors, and shapes to shoot and machines that have...

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New Horween Shell Cordovan Color: Garnet!

New Horween Shell Cordovan Color: Garnet!

It is a rare occurrence for a new Horween shell cordovan color to come out but today is an extra special day. After months of trials, Skip Horween has developed...

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New Horween Shell Cordovan Color: Garnet!

It is a rare occurrence for a new Horween shell cordovan color to come out but today is an extra special day. After months of trials, Skip Horween has developed...

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Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan vs. Chromexcel: What’s the difference?

Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan vs. Chromexcel: ...

Explaining the difference between Genuine Horween Shell Cordovan and famous Horween Chromexcel leathers.

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Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan vs. Chromexcel: ...

Explaining the difference between Genuine Horween Shell Cordovan and famous Horween Chromexcel leathers.

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