AT 1812, EVERY MATERIAL IS CHOSEN WITH INTENTION — EACH SELECTED FOR ITS ABILITY TO BALANCE BEAUTY, COMFORT AND LONGEVITY. SUEDE HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE WITHIN THIS PHILOSOPHY, PRIZED FOR ITS SOFT TOUCH, UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE AND TIMELESS VERSATILITY.
SUEDE IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS GENTLE NAP — A TEXTURE ACHIEVED BY CAREFULLY SANDING THE INNER LAYER OF THE HIDE. IT IS MOST OFTEN CRAFTED FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF CALF, GOAT OR LAMB HIDES, WHERE THE FIBRES ARE LOOSER, RESULTING IN A SUPPLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL. ITS MATTE FINISH ABSORBS LIGHT RATHER THAN REFLECTING IT, GIVING IT A DEPTH OF COLOUR THAT IS RICH YET UNDERSTATED. THE NAP REACTS TO TOUCH, SHIFTING SLIGHTLY UNDER THE FINGERS TO CREATE TONAL VARIATIONS — THIS NATURAL MOVEMENT OF THE FIBRES ADDS TO SUEDE'S CHARM AND CHARACTER. SUEDE ABSORBS DYE BEAUTIFULLY, RESULTING IN DEEP EVEN TONES THAT HIGHLIGHT ITS TEXTURE.
AT 1812, THE USE OF SUEDE REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO MATERIALS THAT SPEAK THROUGH THEIR TEXTURE, THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. EVERY PAIR WE CREATE IS DESIGNED TO BE AS ENDURING IN STYLE AS IT IS IN QUALITY.
