{"id":669,"date":"2022-01-05T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/2022\/01\/05\/how-we-source-leather-that-ages-beautifully\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:56:18","slug":"how-we-source-leather-that-ages-beautifully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/2022\/01\/05\/how-we-source-leather-that-ages-beautifully\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wear High-Top Sneakers with Tailored Trousers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We buy leather from tanneries with traceable supply chains and consistent grain. Full-grain hides are chosen for their strength; only panels with clean, even surface cuts make the final grade. Over time the leather darkens evenly and develops a natural patina, which is exactly what we design for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every order is packed and shipped through the same quality gates we apply to our products. For sizing help, exchange questions, or custom requests, our team is reachable through the contact page and responds within one business day.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A full-body editorial photograph of a young man standing on a city sidewalk during golden hour. He wears classic black high-top canvas sneakers with padded ankle collars, cropped charcoal wool trousers that end just above the ankle, a white oxford shirt untucked, and a navy unstructured blazer. The late afternoon sun creates long shadows and warm highlights on the building behind him. His pose is relaxed with one hand in his pocket. The composition follows the rule of thirds, with the sneakers and cropped trouser hem as focal points demonstrating the proportions that make the pairing work.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft","category-jackets"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":922,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions\/922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itblacksmiths.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}