Premium Original Hide

These semi-aniline dyed top grain hides offer the best of both worlds—soft feel, while being very easy to clean. A popular choice for the consumer who wants the softest feel possible, while still being easy to clean and maintain.

They have a distressed look that ages beautifully and is our most popular leather. As this leather is uncorrected the best hides are selected and dyed using traditional methods.

What's so special about our semi- aniline leather?

The finest leathers are pure anilines - and most of our leathers are anilines. Only the top 5% of hides, which are relatively free from gross surface imperfections, can be made into aniline leather. These are full grain; top grain leathers that have been soaked in transparent, non-toxic aniline dye and have no subsequent pigmented finish coats applied. In other words, the colour has not been "painted" onto the surface. The aniline dye penetrates the hide with colour, allowing the natural grain to show through. A soft, mellow hand, characteristic of our Original Hide leathers, is the result of tanning done with such minerals as chromium salts.

These semi-aniline dyed top grain cowhides offer the best of both worlds—soft feel, while being very easy to clean. A popular choice for the consumer who wants the softest feel possible, while still being easy to clean and maintain.