Black leather with tan marks

[doorty]

Thanks everyone. I ordered a sample of some overstock leather from the shoe industry that I'm hoping is similar to the photo. It's hard to tell from the photo how deep it's dyed. But it's a beautfort chromexcel, so it'll be good quality regardless.

[doorty]

7 hours ago, jcuk said:

Hi

 

I know these are in the UK but take a look at this site - scroll down and you will see the types of leather similar to what you are asking for:

http://tustingandburnett.blogspot.com

Hope this helps

 

Kindest regards

JCUK

Good find. That blog does appear to have a nice distressed black with tan pullup, but it's a bit too distressed I decided. What I'd like is more like the boots, where it's a rich black but when scuffed and folded it breaks tan. I want the patina to occur a bit slower and more naturally.

[olfart]

The boots look a lot like the ones I was issued in the US Army in 1959.  They were holdovers from the "brown boot Army", and I was issued two pair and a bottle of black dye.  Obviously the boots had some sort of leather finish applied at the factory, and the dye didn't take very well.  Several coats of dye made them black, but as they got scratched and bent, the brown came through.  Then, of course, I had to dye them again.

[doorty]

16 hours ago, olfart said:

The boots look a lot like the ones I was issued in the US Army in 1959.  They were holdovers from the "brown boot Army", and I was issued two pair and a bottle of black dye.  Obviously the boots had some sort of leather finish applied at the factory, and the dye didn't take very well.  Several coats of dye made them black, but as they got scratched and bent, the brown came through.  Then, of course, I had to dye them again.

Yea, I wouldn't be surprised if those were old US Army boots. I have some dark brown motorcycle boots that break tan like the photo, but it's bit harder to find black.