The United Leather Journal

Sourcing, construction, and material notes from a Los Angeles leather hides supplier serving fashion designers, brands, and ateliers.

• Choosing leather by what you're making: garments, accessories, and footwear

  How to match hide type, weight, and temper to garments, accessories, and footwear so your finished piece behaves the way you designed it.

• Why Sourcing Your Leather Domestically Changes Your Timeline

  Lead times, customs, minimums, and reorders: what changes when your leather ships from Los Angeles instead of overseas.