Which brown cowhide do you like the best?

[Colin G]

I am looking at brown cowhide in darker shades for a future jacket purchase and have narrowed it down to these two choices:



Right now, I am liking the more smooth, darker hide the best, followed closely by the slightly lighter hide. I am unsure of exact thicknesses yet on the different colours or if they are all the same.

I know a lot of guys here like a real grainy hide with character, but I tend to gravitate more to smoother finishes and have them get their own character with years of use.

I may just need to flip a quarter to decide. Which one do you like best?

 

[ton312]

Of these two I prefer the darker shade (left). Looks to have a bit more depth and variance to it.

 

[Colin G]

Thanks ton. I know the picture is not the greatest but that dark is my first choice and the one I keep coming back to.

Will be for a cross zip type jacket similar a Hooch Hauler and I think the dark will suit that style more. For my liking anyway.

 

[Solo]

Darker goes better with everything.

 

[handymike]

Dark

 

[sweetfights]

My preferences change, like many things in life, but I love the grain of the lighter hide.

 

[mygar]

Dark for me too. With brass zips

 

[Lebowski]

I'd choose lighter brown from the right side. More charisma, more grain, more "vibrant" surface.
The darker one on the left side looks a bit too plain to my taste.
It's the first impression of both leathers by itself.
But for cross zipped MC jacket the darker leather (left) might be more suitable, I agree with the most members over here in this case.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I'm not a fan of either but of the two, the lighter on the right. The darker brown appears dull & lifeless, on my screen anyway. It doesn't help that both hides are not of particularly good quality.

 

[Carlos840]

They both look like very earthy browns, i would look at them in sunlight and pick the ones with the most reddish undertones.

 

[Monitor]

They both look like very earthy browns, i would look at them in sunlight and pick the ones with the most reddish undertones.

Seconded.

 

[Lebowski]

They both look like very earthy browns, i would look at them in sunlight and pick the ones with the most reddish undertones.

That's the point.
First impression - lighter one (right) is a bit more interesting of two.

 

[Carlos840]

That's the point.
First impression - lighter one (right) is a bit more interesting of two.

I don't think this picture tells us much about colour/tone, yes the one on the right has more grain, but thats all i can say from this shot.