The natural product leather is inherently easy to handle. Our processed leather is completely worked and processed by hand. This is why the visible natural characteristics such as grain variations and the interplay of light and dark can be kept. Features such as small scratches and scars should not be seen as flaws but rather as benefits, these characteristics are made by nature and mark real suede.
Leather cannot be compared with other materials regarding the lightproofness, because of the special dyeing technique. Especially lighter colours and also black, red, dark blue and green fade quickly due to permanent static exposure to light.
Our recommendation: Do not expose your jacket to the bright sunlight for long periods of time.
Real suede has always some sanding dust, due to the grinding of the leather – this can lead to partial discolouring. Our recommendation: Remove the sanding dust using adhesive tape. Afterwards spray with a common hair lacquer to seal the surface.Real suede is basically insensitive to water. If you get in contact with water unintentionally, just let it dry and rough it up then by rubbing leather against leather.
Contact with acids (sparkling wine, white wine and lemon) can cause irreparable damage to the colour which consists of wood colorants. Sweat can also contain acid and leave white residues on the clothing. Our recommendation: The only way of avoiding damage is to immediately treat the surface with lukewarm water.Chamois-tanned leathers may react with sun cream, causing a discoloration of the leather. Red and orange colouring agents may form which are then visible on the surface of the leather. If you wear leather, please do not use sun cream where the leather comes into direct contact with your skin.
Leather is only partly heat resistant. Specially chamois-tanned leather must not be steamed. Leather should not be dried in the sun but at room temperature in a well-ventilated room. If you get any grease stains on your leather, you should proceed cautiously. Do not use aggressive cleaning agents, just sponge gently with water. Normally, the stain should disappear over time. You can also try to remove the stain by rubbing leather against leather.
In case you decide to hand in your jacket at a special cleaners, please consider that cleaning agents are used which may have an impact on the haptics, colour and brightness of the leather. It is not always possible to remove all impurities and to restore the original state. Care tip: Being a natural material, suede ages, the required patina emphasizes the characteristics of this unique material. The longer you wear the leather, the more personality it develops. Patina is a natural appearance which is caused by wearing the leather. Our advice is not to act in haste, running the risk of destroying this individual characteristic by improper cleaning.
