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Red Wing Heritage Leather Guide
EVERY PAIR of Red Wing Heritage footwear is crafted with S.B. Foot Tanning Co. leather. (Learn more) Our product team works closely with S.B. Foot Tanning Co. employees to create and test different colorways and textures. The natural by-product from the food industry, the leather is crafted with over a century of knowledge to make a premium, longstanding product that ages with grace.
Roughout Leathers
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ROUGHOUT LEATHER While leathers come in a variety of colors and finishes, roughout leathers are one of the most unique and durable options out there. Red Wing Heritage uses a number of roughout leathers in our men’s and women’s footwear to create distinctive styles that will withstand the test of time.
WHAT IS ROUGHOUT?
Roughout leathers are fashioned simply by using the reverse side of a full-grain leather hide. The grain structure remains intact and is not severed or compromised.
ROUGHOUT V. SUEDE
Suede is made by splitting a hide in half, creating a thinner material with a more refined texture. Roughout leathers preserve the full substance and durability of the material by keeping the dense grain structure fully intact resulting in a beautiful variation of nap.
DURABILITY
Roughout leather is resistant to scuffs and marks, and since the grain side of the leather is not exposed, it provides a natural barrier to the elements. Because of this feature, it requires less overall upkeep while providing uncompromising quality.
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MOHAVE — Mohave is a premium, waterproof roughout leather originally designed to withstand the harshest field conditions. Its outer appearance provides texture, character and durability. Mohave provides excellent water repellency and superior stain resistance.
Olive Mohave
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MULESKINNER — As the name implies, this leather has the trademark toughness and durability of Red Wing quality leather. Muleskinner leather is highlighted with a burnished look with a visual texture and great appeal. There is an art to achieving this distinctive color, and it possesses a high degree of utility.
Hawthorne Muleskinner
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ABILENE — While other tanneries employ a process of splitting and thinning hides to create the rough surface, Abilene uses unsplit, heavyweight leather with proprietary tanning processes to give it a unique, rough texture. In contrast, the soft, supple interior creates a natural, breathable lining for the foot.
Cream Abiliene
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ACAMPO — is a roughout leather that is made with a special soft retan formula to create a softer feeling leather. A coat of oil is then added to the leather to give it toughness and durability. This leather family is a great blend of the buttery soft hand feel mixed with the longevity of a resilient wearing article.
Clove Acampo
KEY TAKEAWAYS
When talking about roughout leather and Red Wing Heritage styles, you can focus on a handful of the material’s benefits:
Roughout leather is thicker and more durable than suede
Roughout leather has a more unique and distinctive look
Roughout leather is resistant to marks & simpler to care for
Roughout leather continues to look better over time
Roughout leather nap can range from a tightly packed, velvety feel, with short, plush fibers, to a rougher more casual look, with longer fibers.
OIl-tanned & Smooth-finished leathers
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OIL-TANNED LEATHER is water, stain and perspiration resistant. The natural look and feel is derived from using fewer finishing materials. Oil tanned leather is exceptionally durable and has been used to build countless boots throughout Red Wing’s history over the last century.
SMOOTH-FINISHED LEATHERS have polished surface that enhances the true beauty and quality of the leather. Only the most premium, top-quality hides are used to craft smooth-finished leathers. The result is a beautiful, classic-looking leather used to build more elegant styles.
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LEGACY — An oiled full-grain leather made from heavyweight U.S. cattle hides and has a soft, mellow temper and excellent surface feel. It is water, stain and perspiration resistant, and its natural appearance means nature’s beauty marks remain visible.
Oro Legacy
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HARNESS — A natural, heavyweight, full-grain leather with a unique combination of oil and wax for enhanced performance and surface appeal. It is 100% natural, pull up leather– no pigments are used so its natural beauty remarks remain visible.
Amber Harness
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PRAIRIE — A full-grain leather created on a neutral crust using a new wet stuffed retanning process. The leather is oiled and finished to a medium bright luster. As the footwear wears, the top coat of the leather will wear away exposing the crust giving the boot a rustic appearance.
Black Prairie
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EXCALIBUR — A polishable semi-aniline made with Wet Stuff Retain, finished to a medium to bright luster. This leather is smooth to the touch with a slight waxy feeling. The break in of the boot provides a beautiful casting of the undertones of this leather.
Black Cherry Excalibur
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ORO-IGINAL — An oil, full-grain leather with a soft, mellow temper and excellent surface feel. It is water, stain and perspiration resistant. The natural appearance means natural beauty marks like scars, scratches, fat wrinkles and insect bites remain visible.
Mocha Oro-iginal
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ROUGH & TOUGH — A distressed pull-up leather with an antiquated or mottled appearance designed to appear already broken in. No finishing pigments are used on this leather, so the natural beauty shows through to add character.
Copper Rough & Tough
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CHAPARRAL — A classic, full-finished leather. It has a smooth, polished surface that enhances the true beauty and quality of the leather. Chaparral is water, stain and perspiration resistant and can be polished to restore color and luster.
Black Chaparral
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BOUNDARY — A semi-aniline leather that was done with a mellow retan process for a nice feeling leather when finished. It has a semi-antiqued finish which gives this leather a very unique look.
Pecan Boundary