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Recent Examples of cordovan
Clients have the opportunity to select their preferred color and type of leather, ranging from standards like smoothed or grained calfskin, cordovan, or suede, as well as Suzuki’s enviable selection of exotic skins including crocodile, lizard, and ostrich.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
The selection of a cordovan upper bumps it by an additional $1,850; while choosing ostrich, lizard, or crocodile increases it by a further, $2,450, $2,650, and $4,200, respectively.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
For the best deal, check out the light brown elk-mountain red combo for $62 down from $100, or the dark brown cordovan and squash pair that are starting at $60.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
The cordovan iteration is a far cry from the utilitarian style Paul Sperry created in 1935 to avoid slipping on his boat’s deck, but as Bastian explains, that’s precisely its appeal.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
There are cow-print pony-hair snaffles and punchy two-tone penny loafers alongside the perennial snuff suede and cordovan.
—Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2021
But its centerpiece is undoubtedly an Authentic Original boat shoe constructed from shell cordovan.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
To mark its 15th anniversary, the shop has offered pre-orders of limited-edition cordovan styles from makers like Rancourt and Alden.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
James Fox, who serves as head of marketing and e-commerce for Crockett & Jones, can speak to the additional challenges the Northampton shoemaker faces when manufacturing its shell cordovan styles.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
The selection of a cordovan upper bumps it by an additional $1,850; while choosing ostrich, lizard, or crocodile increases it by a further, $2,450, $2,650, and $4,200, respectively.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
For the best deal, check out the light brown elk-mountain red combo for $62 down from $100, or the dark brown cordovan and squash pair that are starting at $60.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
The cordovan iteration is a far cry from the utilitarian style Paul Sperry created in 1935 to avoid slipping on his boat’s deck, but as Bastian explains, that’s precisely its appeal.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
There are cow-print pony-hair snaffles and punchy two-tone penny loafers alongside the perennial snuff suede and cordovan.
—Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2021
But its centerpiece is undoubtedly an Authentic Original boat shoe constructed from shell cordovan.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
To mark its 15th anniversary, the shop has offered pre-orders of limited-edition cordovan styles from makers like Rancourt and Alden.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
James Fox, who serves as head of marketing and e-commerce for Crockett & Jones, can speak to the additional challenges the Northampton shoemaker faces when manufacturing its shell cordovan styles.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordovan
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Her footwear choice was pink Christian Louboutin Emilie sandals, featuring strappy suede calfskin uppers with crystal embellishments.Maggie Clancy, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
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To top it off, the calfskin straps are finished in an array of contrasting hues.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
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Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
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According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
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Seraphin told me that during Carnival, people in his village drum on goatskins and crack whips.Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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Along with the dress, Plaza wore a pair of tan rose Alize pumps in shiny goatskin from the French luxury fashion house.Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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Instead of the rubber balls, plastic sticks and helmets used today, the original players were equipped with wooden sticks with a netted leather head and deerskin balls.Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
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Knoll and Jean-Michel Frank chairs are covered in a woven tweed; a desk, lavishly covered in his signature shagreen — or sanded sharkskin — punctuates the main room.Rose Apodaca Jones, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
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In addition to stamp sales (with proceeds benefiting the marine research society), Leicester planned to sell a Sea Turtle Cookery Book bound in sharkskin and a small newspaper titled the Times of New Atlantis.Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
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With a dead-gorgeous design built from elements like anodized aluminum, lambskin, and titanium, the MH40 look and feel different than the monolithic plastic shells of most rivals.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023
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The most expensive suede, usually used for jackets, is made from lambskin; while boots are made from sturdier sheepskin or cowhide.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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It’s lined with a fuzzy wool blend that will keep your feet warm and cozy while commuting to work or window shopping in the cold, and its fluffy sheepskin detailing adds a touch of fashionable flair.Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The collection also includes Miu Miu’s Wander bag done in sheepskin, and a pair of chunky snow boots.Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Get Some Bibs Photograph: Pearl Izumi Diehards like to show their grit by riding in cutoff shorts with no protective chamois.Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 31 May 2021
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This is then gently buffed in using a chamois (a natural leather) tool.Tori Crowther, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
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“Cordovan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordovan. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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