The First Cut | 5.5 Yards of 5mm Flat White Cowhide Leather Cord

First-layer cowhide, five millimetres wide and flat against the skin the way a strap should be — soft from the first day rather than the tenth. Pure white, which is a decision, not a default: it holds its colour instead of fading into cream by the second summer. Cut it where you want it. The scissors go through cleanly and the edge does not fray at you. Someone will ask whether the piece was made or bought, and hesitate, because it does not look homemade — it looks commissioned. That is what real leather does to a thing. Cheap materials announce themselves. This one keeps your secret.