Box leather

[ardneish]

Foot and mouth

Millions of beasts and calves where killed and burnt last year and year before
and no animal movements allowed in Europe
Hence no skins to make bags out of

 

[temo]

Is there not some issues about boxcalf leather around the tannery process of using chromium salts these days? That was my understanding, for some reason . . . (?) Perhaps someone who is in the know, about those boxcalf equestrian boots would comment ? (DQ?)
(BTW I learned that boxcalf is named so, after Joseph Box - a London Shoemaker of long ago.)

 

[mawsey]

Foot and mouth

Millions of beasts and calves where killed and burnt last year and year before
and no animal movements allowed in Europe
Hence no skins to make bags out of

surely that will hold for most of the leathers - i wonder what proportion are sourced from European cattle?

 

[bprimuslevy]

In what colors will box be available? When I was at the boutique last week the SA said Black, Chocolate, and Rouge H. Does anyone know if there will be more choices?

 

[amkur]

^^When I placed an order for my SO last week, the leather availability list for boxcalf indicated: noir, ardoise, rouge h, chocolat, toundra

And there was a constance belt at the store in boxcalf with thalassa blue on one side and gold on the other side

I had planned on ordering my bag in black boxcalf, but when I saw the deep scratches on the leather sample, I was a little wary. The SA wasn't too certain whether deep scratches like that could be refurbished. It is a stunning leather, but in the end I chose a different smooth textured leather. My SA kind of deterred me from boxcalf and also stated that they have never placed an order for boxcalf from that store, which I found strange...

 

[Grands Fonds]

Wow!

 

[Grands Fonds]

Is there not some issues about boxcalf leather around the tannery process of using chromium salts these days? That was my understanding, for some reason . . . (?) Perhaps someone who is in the know, about those boxcalf equestrian boots would comment ? (DQ?)
(BTW I learned that boxcalf is named so, after Joseph Box - a London Shoemaker of long ago.)

temo - I heard the same.

 

[Grands Fonds]

surely that will hold for most of the leathers - i wonder what proportion are sourced from European cattle?

I thought all the "boxcalf" hides were farmed in France, at farms owned by Hermes?

 

[ardneish]

First outbreak of foot and mouth was in France
no one was immune
All herds where slaughtered my friend lost there pedigree herd of jerseys 150 year of breeding behind them
to suspect f=M not confirmed

 

[inverved]

Thank goodness there's still hope.

 

[pursemember]

ok here is what i got today. BOX is there in limited quantity and colors BUT my manager steered me away from it and told me to wait one or two seasons for whatever reason he refused to go into too many details

 

[ardneish]

surely that will hold for most of the leathers - i wonder what proportion are sourced from European cattle?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1230249.stm

 

[Sophiekins]

(BTW I learned that boxcalf is named so, after Joseph Box - a London Shoemaker of long ago.)

I did not know that! Thanks for sharing.... I learn something new here everyday!

 

[lovehermes]

Is it true that the Box Calf is not as thick or as good as it used to be.

 

[Baggaholic]

There have not been any Box Birkin sightings in any of the stores I frequent.