Leather

Leather is an animal's skin which has been processed with an acidic solution to stop it from decaying.

Leather is most often used as a fabric.

The finish of the leather is dependent on

• the animal
• the animal's age
• the body part from which the skin was extracted
• the tanning process
  • concentrations
  • planing
  • colouring additives
• final treatments, for example waxing

Leather as a fetish

The properties of leather incurring affectionate reactions on leather fetishists include

• tactile
  • smoothness
  • skin feel
  • resistance to wear
• olfactory
  • new leather with residues of the tanning process
  • old leather
  • used leather; leather being somewhat of a barrier to air exchange it is likely to trap and gather any bodily fragrances
• visual
  • smoothness
  • tightness
  • flow

Since leather was originally the skin of an animal, it may be regarded as a second skin, especially if tight-fitting.

Other connotations include the perceived status of leather clothing (besides the usual belts and boots) being, at least a bit, provocative.

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