I love box calf FOR the scratches and markings, the patina... it is like life evolving, and the bag is building memories and aging just like me.
Barenia, although it has eluded me, I have admired it from afar... and if I ever see a bag made from it I will make it mine! for similar reasons as above. The leather seems natural and un-messed with. and chevre and croc, prefferably with the large even scales, for their lovely shiny effect, and because they are so different from my two loves mentioned above... box/barenia down to earth chevre/croc...glamorous. (in my head anyway!
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