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Antiquing

Antiquing or distressed leather is a leather finishing process that creates a contrasting, rubbed-off appearance. The leather is usually dyed with either a darker color over the lighter one or a lighter one over a darker one. The darker over lighter is typically preferred. This process creates rich highlights in the leather that resemble an aged appearance. This look is very popular on shoes such as men's dress shoes and boots because it looks very authentic and interesting. The distressed leather look is also popular on cowboy boots.