Ostrich leather is soft, flexible and one of the most durable leathers in the world. Ostrich Products South Africa leather products are available in 98 colours, which allows clients to get as creative as they want with their colour scheme.
During the tanning process, leather is cleaned, softened and preserved. Huge rotating tanks are used in the tanning process, which can take 8 to 10 weeks. Thereafter, the leather is polished, dyed and finished off to the client’s specification.
During the colouring process, a ‘transparent’ dye is applied, allowing the follicles and leather’s natural grain to shine through. The whole ostrich skin is of an irregular shape with only about 25% of the skin, mainly on the back, covered in the distinct and recognisable texture of ostrich skin.
This area with its pattern of feather follicles, is the prized portion of the skin, and used for the manufacture of the most luxurious items, often combining multiple skins to ensure an even-textured pattern and end-product. The rest of the ostrich skin, usually the breast and belly area, is bare or has small follicles.
Ostrich Products South Africa leather products include shoes, belts, handbags, garments and jackets, while smaller leather products include purses, wallets or even cell phone covers. This leather regularly features in the collections of many of the major fashion houses including Gucci, Prada, Hermès and Louis Vuitton.
South Africa was the first country in the world where ostrich farming started on a commercial basis, in the mid-1820s feathers were harveste...