Whether it is incorporated into fashion, jewelry, furniture, pocketbooks, wallets, wallpaper, and anything else you can think of, man has taken to leather like fish has to chips. We love it. Why so much affection for something that has also caused contention amoungst some groups. The fur coat has been splashed with paint, but not so for the leather. Leather has a quality and history about it that rises above the critics voice. Leather speaks of comfort, home, class and style and it doesn’t matter what genre you are referring too. A hand tooled leather bag or fine Italian leather bag announce to the world that you know fashion.

Leather fits into many cultures. Yesterday as well as today’s cowboy has his horse dressed in leather, from his bridle to his heafty saddle and stirrup straps, the style of leather classifies him as a horseman. Leather also adorns his body, from hat to boot he or she is protected from the elements. The English horseman enjoys the soft feel of fine leather on his mount too and shows us that sportsman as well as interior designers have a common connection and that is the love of leather.

Leather has been around since the beginnings of time, helping to keep us warm, safe and comfortable in our daily lives. It has formed a name for itself that needs no brand. Speak the word leather and no one questions its worth or purpose.