Fez Tannery

Wow about sums it up. Did you know they soften hides for final product leather by soaking them in pigeon poop? Because of the ammonia? Yellow leather is more expensive than brown leather because they use saffron to dye it. I learned a lot, and it was quite the experience to hold crushed mint in your nostrils to observe the tannery pit. Morocco does not have an offshoot of OSHA here. This has been a real origin story for me.

They tried to charge the same price as RH for a poof when multiple guide books said I should be able to get one for about $30. I'll try again in Marrakesh. I will say, I have a deep, deep appreciation for the human effort that goes into leather furniture or goods and the jackets were absolutely buttery, soft and beautiful.Read more