This one’s a little too far gone for my taste. I prefer the level of the Connolly one in HD’s post.Examples of what I'd call patina on a leather jacket, though technically, it's what denimheads define as fades.
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Aero Goatskin. Does it build a patina?
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Strictly speaking ‘patina’ is a build up of a thin layer of something onto something else. Teacore effect, faded areas etc. are technically the opposite of patina. Words are just a mean of course so who cares as long we understand each other but it is used here in an odd way.
Whatever the word is, we'll need a noun and a verb.
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Aristotle, in the Poetics, defines character as the choices a man will make. Pretty good definition, imho.
Come to think of it, even though break and patina are separate (in theory), how about a heavily broken-in hide with not much of a patina? I guess it really doesn't matter what we call it.
This Aero Barnstormer in Chromexcel horse has a lot of break, a pretty good amount of surface wear but nothing like the patina of an older vintage leather jacket, or the well-worn Highwayman above.
This Aero Barnstormer in Chromexcel horse has a lot of break, a pretty good amount of surface wear but nothing like the patina of an older vintage leather jacket, or the well-worn Highwayman above.
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I like character too. Isn't it a cousin of "soul"?
Even artifacts can develop soul, especially the ones with character.
Even artifacts can develop soul, especially the ones with character.
Come to think of it, even though break and patina are separate (in theory), how about a heavily broken-in hide with not much of a patina? I guess it really doesn't matter what we call it.
This Aero Barnstormer in Chromexcel horse has a lot of break, a pretty good amount of surface wear but nothing like the patina of an older vintage leather jacket, or the well-worn Highwayman above.
That's definitely patina.
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Come to think of it, even though break and patina are separate (in theory), how about a heavily broken-in hide with not much of a patina? I guess it really doesn't matter what we call it.
This Aero Barnstormer in Chromexcel horse has a lot of break, a pretty good amount of surface wear but nothing like the patina of an older vintage leather jacket, or the well-worn Highwayman above.
Is this CXL, tho?
I think it has a lot of character.
This Horsehide barnstormer is showing patina:
Not just creasing but burnished areas that change the depth of the color.
These are not areas of scratched off dye.
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Giving it some more though, I suppose I'd say that with leather, tan is the closest you'll ever get to patina. @Carlos840 and @navetsea wallets are a good example. Or Einstein's jacket. This'd qualify as patina, right?
This too...
I guess a tan or brown Goat could get there, too. Goat's tough as nails but it'll get dirty, same as any other hide.
This too...
I guess a tan or brown Goat could get there, too. Goat's tough as nails but it'll get dirty, same as any other hide.
