Description
Beautifully crafted crescent shaped shoulder bag with a cast solid brass lock. Black leather exterior fully lined in deep contrasting red leather.
Sizing + Info
10" high x 9" wide x 4.5" deep
Solid briass lock with key.
Hand-selected, tumbled, vegetable-tanned leather in black outside with bold red inside.
Fully leather lined to give the bag structure.
Wide single gusset for a roomy interior.
Full-length exterior pocket for easy access to cell phone and often reached for items.
Interior zipper pocket.
Four interior card slots.
Removable, adjustable (42" to 45") cross-body strap.
Solid-brass YKK Excella zipper and solid-brass d-rings.
Shipping
$10 standard shipping, free shipping on orders of $100 or more
Lotuff Leather
Lotuff uses completely natural and uncorrected leather colored through a time consuming vegetable-tanning process first developed in ancient times when nothing but natural tree bark and plant and animal extracts were available.
For months at a time the hides are left to soak in tanning pits dug into the ground and filled with specially prepared mixtures of organic elements. The best of these stiff, dried-out and uncolored hides are set aside. At this point, the best hides are carefully placed by hand into wooden drums with a blend of bark extracts, fat liquors and organic dyes. The drums rotate slowly and are carefully monitored for hours until the color is struck through the entire thickness and the moisture level is balanced throughout the hide.
Instead of peeling and cracking as painted chromium tanned leathers do, Lotuff leather develops its own patina, changing gradually in appearance and taking on the character of its user over time. The scars, scratches, veins and wrinkles that give each piece in the collection its unique character have not been sanded down or buffed. They specifically choose not to cover minor imperfections with paint sealers or artificial finishes, using only clear dyes in a range of colors that enhance rather than conceal the beautiful character of the leather.
Lotuff is designed and made in New England by a staff of uniquely skilled craftsmen who are imparting their skills to other workers to help nurture a new generation of American craftsmen.