Tsuchiya Kaban Cordovan Card Case - Brown
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A slim and minimal card holder from Japan’s Tsuchiya Kaban. Handmade using a cordovan shell outer and a steerhide interior.
LEATHER: Cordovan
COLOUR: Brown
DETAILS:
-Lined with soft Nume Steerhide
-Hand-dyed and burnished edges
-Easy-access sleeve for cards, notes, and business cards
DIMENSIONS: 7.7cm x 11cm x 1.8cm
ORIGIN: Made in Japan
There’s no leather quite like cordovan. Widely considered the world’s most premium leather, cordovan is sourced from the rumps of workhorses. The hide is entrusted to expert leatherworkers, who delicately and masterfully shave away all but the hide’s shell. Once shaved, the hide is slowly and meticulously tanned for one month using 100% natural tannins before being hand-dyed. It’s a labour of love that creates a peerless leather with an almost jewel-like lustre.
This exceptional hide is put to staggering use on Tsuchiya Kaban’s sleekly minimal card holders, which come fitted with two generous card folders plus a quick-access sleeve for business cards and the like. The cordovan’s veg-tanned finish will darken and develop a rich patina over time. The wallet itself will mould and flatten with regular use, making it a statement piece that only grows more beautiful as the years roll on.
Stage 1: The waist
- Button up the jean.
Lay flat with the top waist band evenly flat on the back waist band.
Measure from one side to the other keeping the jean flat & double the measurement.
Stage 2: The hip
- Measure 3 inches or 7.5cm from the crotch stitch.
Measure from side to side flat across the jean at this point.
Stage 3: Front rise
- Lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened
Stage 4: Back rise
- Measure from crotch seam to top of the back of the jean.
Stage 5: Thigh
- Lay flat and measure from crotch across to outside of leg.
Stage 6: Knee
- Lay flat and measure 13” or 33cm from crotch down inside seam of jeans
From here measure from one side of the jean to the other.
Stage 7: hem width/leg opening
- With the jean flat measure from one side of the leg opening to the other.
NB with very heavy denim 18oz and above measure the entire circumference of the exterior of the hem using a measuring tape and divide by 2 for a more exact figure.
Stage 8: Inseam/inside leg
- Lay the jean flat with the inseam at the centre.
Following the inside seam measure from the crotch to the end of the leg.
Stage 1: Chest
- Measure from pit to pit and double the reading.
Stage 2: Shoulder
- Measure across the top from one shoulder seam to the other.
Stage 3: Waist
We measure the narrowest part of the garment outer seam to outer seam between the pit and the opening. If, however, the shirt has gussets, the waist will correspond to the the opening measurement.
Stage 4: Opening
Here we take a cross measurement from seam to seam at the bottom of the shirt.
Stage 5: Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder by the collar to the bottom of the garment.
Stage 6: Sleeve
Measure from the top of shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.
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