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Military Shoes: The Boots That Dreamed of Dance Floors but Only Saw the Rain

Military Shoes: The Boots That Dreamed of Dance Floors but Only Saw the Rain

These boots never saw a dance floor, never clinked across marble in a fancy hotel, and never got to feel the polished wood of a...

Manu Magalhães
Well-worn bridle leather ankle boots with earned sheen and creases

What is Bridle Leather?

What is Bridle Leather? ...

M Habiburachman
Thumb buffing a light scratch on chestnut crazy horse leather, colour returning

Crazy Horse Leather

I discovered crazy horse leather the way I discover most things, by being a bit clumsy in public. Picture this, me in a café in...

M Habiburachman
Close-up of a pebbled crossgrain leather wallet on a wooden table

What is Crossgrain Leather?

I once panic-bought a wallet because my old one looked like it had survived a dog fight. This new one had a strange little bumpy...

M Habiburachman
What is PU Leather?

What is PU Leather?

I once strutted into the pub in a “leather” jacket I’d picked up on sale. Thought I looked like Beckham. Ten pints later, some lad...

M Habiburachman
Close-up of a nappa leather jacket draped on a café chair beside an espresso

What is Nappa Leather?

The first time I slipped into a nappa jacket, I nearly auditioned for a mafia film. You know when you put something on and suddenly...

M Habiburachman
Macro of two leather shoe toe caps—foreground full-grain with visible pores; background coated leather showing fine micro-cracks.

Genuine Leather vs Real Leather

The first “real leather” belt I bought looked solid enough. It smelt like the back of a barn and had that smooth edge I thought...

M Habiburachman
Leather boots with shoe trees beside Saphir Cleaning Lotion, brush and cloth on a wooden bench.

Sticky Leather Fix That Saved My Favourite Boots

I’ll be honest. The first time my leather boots went sticky, I thought it was a sign I’d finally destroyed them. I pulled them out...

M Habiburachman
Brown split-leather boots with visible nap, cedar shoe trees and brush on a wooden bench by a bright window

Split Leather: What It Is & How to Care for It

I first came across split leather by accident. I’d been looking after my old brown Dune boots, the pair I found in a charity shop...

M Habiburachman
Peeling bonded-leather office chair with visible flakes; orange tabby cat looking on in a bright home office

What is Bonded Leather? This is a Guide

I once had a “leather” office chair that started snowing on me every morning. Black flakes down my jumper, little sprinkles in my tea, colleagues...

M Habiburachman
Flat lay of nubuck and suede care tools with suede and nubuck shoes on wooden surface

Nubuck vs Suede

I once told a stranger on the Northern Line my suede boots were nubuck. I said it with the confidence of a man ordering wine...

M Habiburachman
Wet brown ankle boots on a doormat with fresh rain droplets, laces loosened

Can Leather Shoes Get Wet?

The first time I truly tested whether leather can get wet was on a February afternoon in Camden. I’d just bought my Dune boots (brown...

M Habiburachman
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