The downside is that Kangaroo leather is much more expensive.
The company has never made a secret of the fact that 10% of its wool blend comes from overseas, and that the leather straps on the beret are made in Pakistan.
The three-hour drive to Florence was our last long bus trip, and Li raced through some topics, including Catholics and divorce, Pavarotti, balsamic vinegar, truffles and the pigs that find them, and leather goods that are marked as Italian but made in China.
He capitalized on that with sumptuous leather armchairs. (The Titanic sank that year too not a perfect record for luxury goods.) One hundred years later, Poltrona Frau, based now in Tolentino and employing 240 craftsmen, continues Mr. Frau's legacy of fine leather upholstery with not only furniture but interiors for cars (Ferrari, Maserati), boats, planes, trains and helicopters.
And there are no bone awls or needles that would suggest that Neanderthals were skilled leather workers, despite the abundance of animal skins that their hunting would have provided.
There are even accounts of people eating their shoes and any other leather that could be found.
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The elegant fully leather interior is masterfully crafted from a two-tone combination of high-quality BRABUS leather that is especially soft, breathable and highly durable.
"There's a point of view from many people in the fashion industry that having real leather or fur pieces adds a kind of elevated conception, " she said.
He scribbles furiously, filling up five pages of a black leather notebook that he carries everywhere.
The items found include a black leather wallet that contained Emerson's Georgia driver's license and student ID.
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He bends down, puts his hands on the leather and that's when he begins to read the defense.
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Zealous missionaries have produced a highly literate population in Meghalaya that has happily adopted leather jackets and MTV.
The fitted leather case that Leica makes for the D-Lux 6 is the sexiest compact camera case out there.
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She was in one of those leather coats that the women wore in the 70s with the fur collar.
The four states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri make up the brass buckle on that tough but pliable leather belt.
Underneath, seven white shoe boxes were piled, presumably containing the various sizes of the red leather shoes that popes traditionally wear.
And that lacy thing that looked just like leather with tiny cutouts?
Beyonce strutted her vocal and dancing prowess in a leather bodysuit that was equal parts super hero and burlesque by New York-based designer Rubin Singer.
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He is credited with moving the luxury brand from a traditional writing instrument manufacturer to a diverse luxury brand that includes watches, leather goods and jewelry.
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In February, China Daily, a government run daily, reported that dairy products containing leather-hydrolyzed protein, a banned additive, were still being sold in local package stores.
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Singapore will give first-class passengers no ordinary bland flight cabin, but a plush wood-and-leather affair that it has designed after studying how the world's five-star hotels do it.
Almost all China-branded budget cars include expensive features such as anti-lock braking systems and luxury touches such as leather seats that consumers don't really want at that level anyway.
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Other pieces include white ceramic dishes stamped with the ship's red "White Star Line" logo and leather handbags that some of the ship's pursers stuffed with money from safe-deposit boxes.
"My project involved a method for treating leather so that it stayed warm to the touch in a hot environment and warm to the touch in a cool environment, " he said.
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Your warts could be bright red leather boots that make you feel like a million dollars when everyone else is wearing the current shades of brown and black with their skinny pants.
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Continuing with the theme he explored for fall, Altuzarra refined this aesthetic by showing outerwear in lighter fabrics and pairing them with leather dresses that seemed to have been molded on the body.
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Another Potterish touch: Much of the hotel furniture and decoration is an exact replica of an original design from a European castle or manor house, including the full suit of armor and two massive Italian leather chests that bedeck Mt.
Though Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ) could build a thousand Focus cars in that time, Eden will tell you that the carpentry, leather fitting and stitching involved in making a Bentley can't be rushed.
She also appears to be wearing a leather wrist band that has shown up in previous shots.
"At that price, customers expect leather, " sniffs Christine Campbell, who owns Crimson Mim, a Los Altos, Calif. shop.
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