Leather Expert Tanner Leatherstein Helps You Spot Real Leather

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Tanner Leatherstein has his own leather shop and is famous on TikTok for taking apart leather objects and proving if they’re real or fake.

Tanner joins us to discuss why some leather goods are so expensive, the ethical side of the leather industry, and the scam of ‘geniune leather’

Taneer talks about where leather comes from, the most expensive leather in the world, and how to know if leather bags are real or fake.

“Leather is one of the earliest forms of upcycled economy because it’s a garbage that we take and give a second life through the tanning process.” - Tanner Leatherstein

What is Covered: 

  • How Tanner Leatherstein became a TikTok star.

  • What leather is and where it comes from.

  • Why some leather goods are so expensive.

  • Different types of hides that are used to make leather.

  • The ethical aspects of the leather market.

  • The most expensive leather in the world.

  • The scam of ‘geniune leather’.

  • How to know if leather bags are real or fake.

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