Belt cowhide

The leather for this belt comes from the neck area, which gives it a striking natural structure. It's tumbled in a rotating barrel, which emphasises the structure and softens the leather. It is dyed semi-aniline, the leather of the belt retains the hide's natural surface with the entire individual structure of the piece visible. The buckle is sewn with a saddler's stitch.

The family-run business Ludwig Schröder in Uetersen, a small town in Schleswig-Holstein (Sleswick-Holsatia), is renowned for belts of the highest quality. Their material of choice is always the best vegetable-tanned or pit-tanned cow’s leather from selected European tanneries. For instance, there is no spraying with colour to achieve a specific stain. The Schröders have their leather barrel-dyed – a process that leaves the leather’s surface structure intact, lively and natural. The company has been in business since 1825. For 140 years, they had a tannery and a workshop producing leather goods. In 1964, they stopped tanning to concentrate on manufacturing leather goods. However, they still have the expertise engrained in their family roots and choose their leathers accordingly.