For nearly a week I was excited about this. I had always been a fan of leather and fur, so GH leathers was the perfect contact to have. The good thing about this company is that all their products are bi-products of the meat industry, so none of the animals were bred purely for their skin/fur. This made me feel less apprehensive about buying fur, although I had always been confused as to why it was okay to buy/ wear leather but is seen as sin to buy/ wear fur. I understand that some animals are bred purely for the fur, and I don't agree with that, but a bi product of meat is surely more acceptable? Surely it is better to use 100% of the animal if it is already slaughtered for meat, than waste the skin/fur purely because people don't think it's socially acceptable. But back to the point, incredible skins were bought in at affordable prices, meaning I went on a bit of a spending spree. I couldn't part myself from the fabulous bright yellow Mongolian fur plate, (12 sqft), and spotted rabbit skins in two shades of blue and a maroon. Funnily enough my rabbit likes to sit on them. And right at the end I spotted a beautiful distressed blue/grey leather pelt, and decided that had to come home with me. I spent a mere £90 on these wonderful pieces, and have numerous ideas about how I will put them to use. The Mongolian fur I think will be turned into a gillet, and the blue leather a clutch bag. The rabbit skins I think will work well as detailing, on collars or cuffs, or even as pockets.
GH leathers does amazing student prices, so it easy to get hold of if I need some in the future (which I definitely will).
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