Genuine Leather Tags

[johninger]

After washing my Duke's i noticed the leather tag had lost some of its detail.

For those not familiar, they have leather tags sewn on the back that are pressure stamped leather. So the artwork is actually pressed in rather than painted on to card like levis.

Has anyone had any experience with any other brands with real leather tags (samurai, studio d'artisan), what happens in these cases, do you lose some detail in artwork, does the leather shrink?

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[minya]

Yes, I believe the leather does shrink when it's washed.

[johninger]

how bout the detail in the artwork, the samurais leather tag look very similar in construction to the Imperial.

Does the artwork get "washed out" of the tag, this pair I have you can still easily see the features but you can tell after years of washing it will just end up a blank piece of leather.

I actually find this quite appealing but some others might not.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss

[minya]

Yeah I'm not really sure about the particulars of how/why the details get washed out, but like you said, nearly every authentic leather tag I've seen that has gone through substantial washes is pretty much wiped clean.

I like Eternal's tag a lot, which is burnt/branded.

[johninger]

Yeah is nice, very rustic.

Anyone with photos of the washed out tags on samurai or SdA please post photos. Im talking about the skin coloured tags that are pressed in turing the artwork brown.

I hope indigo doesn't cause cancer...

... could you hand me the dental floss