Our View on Leather

While continuously evaluating new materials and techniques for Flattered, we today believe in leather as a natural and robust material that can withstand time over artificial leathers. All the leather we use in our products is bi-product leather from other industries. We aim to keep our standards high by sourcing the best possible leathers — certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG)

— For our shoes, bags, and accessories, we ensure our materials stem from environmental best practices and performance in all areas of leather production, including chemical and water management, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, and hide traceability.

We aim to use chrome-free leather. Still, we value a suitable certificate from LWG more than focusing only on chrome. A good certification means that the tannery has sound overall waste and water management, not just for chrome. Nevertheless, 50% of our leather is chrome-free since we only use chrome-free leather as our lining.

For 2024, 100% of our leathers come from partners that are either audited or members of LWG, and 71% are from partners that are either silver or gold-rated by the same organisation. We are working to increase this percentage seasonally.