Shell Cordovan Leather is amongst the most rare and highest quality leathers. It is made from the rescued out-cuttings of the subcutaneous layer (or shell) of the hide of a horse's posterior, which is not raised for this purpose.
A single shell cordovan skin is never long enough to form a seamless belt, so genuine shell cordovan belts are always pieced. This equine leather is uniquely the most non-porous leather known: made from fibrous and flat connective tissue, it is distinguishably soft with a lustrous waxy finish, non-creasing and exceptionally durable.
