Our leathers

At Wild Hide, we believe that true luxury isn't born from excess, but from authenticity. An exceptional piece can never be built from common materials.

That's why each of our bracelets begins long before it reaches the workbench: it starts with a tireless search for the world's finest leathers.

We carefully select leathers from historic tanneries that, for generations, have kept virtually unaltered artisanal processes alive.

Houses that understand leather as a living material, capable of transforming over time and acquiring a beauty impossible to reproduce through industrial processes.

Among them is Badalassi Carlo, in the heart of Italian Tuscany, globally renowned for its extraordinary vegetable-tanned leathers. Its iconic Pueblo leather, with its characteristic lightly brushed surface, develops a deep patina and natural sheen that make each piece unique. No two age in the same way.

We also work with the legendary Horween Leather Company, founded in Chicago in 1905 and considered one of the world's most prestigious tanneries. For over a century, it has maintained traditional methods that require weeks of production, combining oils, waxes, and natural extracts to produce leathers with an unmistakable personality. Leather with character, aroma, and an evolution that only the passage of time can reveal.

Our selection also includes the extraordinary Shell Cordovan Rocado, crafted in Tuscany using one of the most complex and exclusive processes in leather goods. Considered one of the most prized leathers in the world, it stands out for its exceptional resistance, color depth, and an elegant shine that increases with age. It is a leather destined to last for generations.

This selection is complemented by leathers such as Buttero, a benchmark in Italian vegetable tanning thanks to its clean, firm, and elegant surface, and Horizon Leather, chosen for its balance of flexibility, resistance, and a natural evolution that makes each piece gain personality with use. All our leathers share the same philosophy: to respect time. Most have been tanned using traditional vegetable processes, employing natural tannins extracted from barks and plants. It is a slow, demanding, and increasingly rare process, but it offers something no industrial finish can achieve: a leather that lives, breathes, and ages with its wearer.

At Wild Hide, we don't seek to hide the passage of time. We celebrate it. Every scratch, every change in tone, every small mark becomes part of the piece's history. Patina is not a flaw; it is the imprint of a life well-lived. But leather is only part of the story.

Each bracelet is completed with solid hardware from Buckleguy, one of the world's most renowned manufacturers of components for artisanal leather goods. Buckles, Chicago screws, and solid brass elements selected for their precision, strength, and ability to age with the same dignity as the leather they accompany.

The stitching is done entirely by hand using high-quality Japanese MTB thread, with every stitch treated with the same level of care we dedicate to selecting our materials.

Each edge is worked and finished individually to offer a solid, balanced piece ready to accompany you for many years.

At Wild Hide, we don't make accessories for a season. We create honest pieces. Objects made to travel, work, explore, celebrate, and age with you. Pieces that, with the passage of years, do not lose value but acquire an identity impossible to replicate.

Because we believe that true luxury is not about wearing something perfect for the first time.

It's about wearing a piece for a lifetime that, with every mark, tells a little more about who you are.