Cordovan Week – Color
It’s Friday, so time for some seriously lust-worthy shoes. Everyone knows cordovan comes in Colors #6 and #8. This is in fact responsible for the slippage of the word cordovan into being used for any shoe with a reddish-burgundy hue. The shoe fanatics know about the harder-to-find Ravello and Cigar, and things progress from there.
There is a rich array of colors produced by Horween and used by makers all over the globe. With the help of Leffot and Horween I’ve assembled a veritable rainbow of shell. There are some colors missing, including the elusive Color #2 and Dark Violet. If you have pictures, please feel free to either email me or just comment with a link. The more the merrier.
Without further ado, some handsome shoes to contemplate this weekend:
Special Thanks to Leffot and Horween for their help with Cordovan Week
and to Leffot and Rider Boot Co. for their fantastic images.
2 Comments
Gentleman's Gazette
July 5, 2011Thanks for pointing out that cordovan leather comes in a great variety of color and not just reddish-brown.
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