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Old Mar 2nd, 2009, 12:25 PM   #1
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Descriptions from Ignes on various seasons' leathers go here! Structure, feel, finish, etc. No chat please!
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Leather options for spring/summer '09 with numbers and texture descriptions. Enjoy!

Same type of leather as the tinted leathers: soft, smooth, glossy
Acqua 735

Soft Maize 732
Light Whiskey 124
Sunflower 118

Soft, smooth surface, lightly glossy
Cobalt Blue 726
Burned Orange 733
Mint Green 736
Lipstick Pink 740

Soft, slightly textured surface, matte
Teal 748
Ivory White 739
Off White 101
Capuccino 120

Soft, pebbled, matte
Cherry Red 134
Double Tone Brown 139

Soft, smooth but veiny surface, glossy
Vintage Chocolate With Shine 747
Champagne 737

Other Soft Leathers
Ice Grey 734 – Soft, smooth surface, lightly glossy
Warm Pewter 186 – Soft, light metallic surface, smooth
Sahara Gold – A bit structured, surface looks (from very up close) brittle, glossy

Same type of leather as the raspberry (structured, veiny surface , glossy)
Jungle Green 723
Tomato Red 746 (this one is a bit thinner/less structured, but otherwise the same type)
Deep Terracotta 724
Sand 55
Taupe 57

Structured, smooth surface, mostly matte
Intense Green Leaf 741
Canary Yellow 742

Structured, pebbled surface, matte
Rose Dust 62
Fuschia 60

Structured, surface has effect of streaks that stand out, medium glossiness
Shimmer Charcoal With Streaks 706
Dark Gold With Streaks 078

This is a new type of “light metallic” leather; it is soft, with a very lightly textured surface, and has a light metallic surface; we’ll have pictures of finished bags in it shortly
Black Diamond 729
Glossy Ink Blue 731

Metallics: soft, smooth metallic surface
Metallic Copper 180
Metallic Bronze 181
Gunmetal 137

Cracked leathers: medium structured, cracked surface
Cracked Silver 301 (more structured than cracked gold and cracked green)
Cracked Gold over Azure 743
Cracked Vibrant Green 332

Patent leathers
Hot Pink 096 – Structured, smooth surface
Sunshine Yellow Patent 039 – Structured, smooth surface
Crinkled Light Grey Patent 094 – Structured (though not as much as the Hot Pink 096), crinkled surface

Leathers With Hair
White Zebra 201
White Leopard 217
Multi Fiery Orange 738
Multi Gold and Tan 205
Multi Blue and Tan 214

Salmon: very lightly structured, a bit glossy
Dark Sand 801
Emerald Green 802
Intense Red 803

South American Ostrich: soft, surface has quill marks
Mustard 401
Turquoise 404
Cognac 414
Metallic Gunmetal 413

Photos of some here:

Ignes Leathers/Swatches (pics only)
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