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There is a grading system for leather. "Genuine" leather is a deceptive marketing term designed to sell shit leather as quality. https://joojoobs.com/leather-g

There is a grading system for leather. "Genuine" leather is a deceptive marketing term designed to sell shit leather as quality. https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/ https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/

cnst 7y ago
> https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/ https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/ Thanks for this; I had no idea that Genuine Leather wasn't a good thing, but I did have my suspicions as so many products seem to use the designation where the quality doesn't seem to be there. Will be making sure to look for full-grain leather from now on (ironically, I thought that "Genuine" designation was better).
- ValentineC 7y ago
  Adding on: I've been looking for wallet suggestions on Reddit, and chanced upon North Star Leather's posts on how "Grades of Leather" was made up for marketing purposes [1][2]. I think those articles, and his Reddit comments [3], are worth a read to get an insight into how leather workers see this. [1] https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-leather-hierarchy-youve-probably-read-about-is-a-myth/ https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-... [2] https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/genuine-leather-has-become-a-4-letter-word/ https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/genuine-leathe... [3] https://old.reddit.com/user/nstarleather/comments/ https://old.reddit.com/user/nstarleather/comments/
imgabe 7y ago
Yeah, there are still plenty of quality leather products out there, you just have to look for "full grain leather".
pvarangot 7y ago
That doesn't work, I'm not sure it ever did. Yeah if something says full grain then it's full grain, but if you want corrected grain calf no grading system can help you. Corrected grain calf is what most people wanting a leather jacket that doesn't look like a biker or a statement piece will be thinking about.

cnst 7y ago

> https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/ https://joojoobs.com/leather-grades/ Thanks for this; I had no idea that Genuine Leather wasn't a good thing, but I did have my suspicions as so many products seem to use the designation where the quality doesn't seem to be there. Will be making sure to look for full-grain leather from now on (ironically, I thought that "Genuine" designation was better).

ValentineC 7y ago
Adding on: I've been looking for wallet suggestions on Reddit, and chanced upon North Star Leather's posts on how "Grades of Leather" was made up for marketing purposes [1][2]. I think those articles, and his Reddit comments [3], are worth a read to get an insight into how leather workers see this. [1] https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-leather-hierarchy-youve-probably-read-about-is-a-myth/ https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-grades-of-... [2] https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/genuine-leather-has-become-a-4-letter-word/ https://nstarleather.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/genuine-leathe... [3] https://old.reddit.com/user/nstarleather/comments/ https://old.reddit.com/user/nstarleather/comments/

imgabe 7y ago

Yeah, there are still plenty of quality leather products out there, you just have to look for "full grain leather".

pvarangot 7y ago

That doesn't work, I'm not sure it ever did. Yeah if something says full grain then it's full grain, but if you want corrected grain calf no grading system can help you. Corrected grain calf is what most people wanting a leather jacket that doesn't look like a biker or a statement piece will be thinking about.