Sporting Goods
Boutique of Leathers
About Boutique of Leathers
Leather is a material that rewards being handled before it is bought, which is the honest argument for a shop like Boutique of Leathers keeping a floor at 2271 Harvey Avenue rather than a web page and a shipping label. The address is one of many inside a single large complex on the Dilworth side of the city, easy to reach from Glenmore, Rutland and the hillside streets, and far more straightforward to park at than anywhere in the downtown core.
Anyone shopping for a jacket, a bag or a belt learns quickly that the vocabulary matters. Full grain, top grain, split and bonded are not interchangeable, and neither are the finishes applied to them. A shop that works in the material should be able to say what a piece is made from, how it will change with wear, and what it needs in the way of conditioning. Alterations are the other question worth asking at the counter, since sleeve length and body fit on a leather jacket are not adjusted the way a wool coat is, and not every retailer offers it.
Seasonally, Kelowna is kinder to leather than the coast. Summers are hot and dry, which is hard on colour if a piece is left in a car or out on a patio, and the short winter is more damp than deeply cold. Both argue for asking about care at the point of sale instead of looking it up afterwards. The counter can be reached at 250-762-8495 if you want to check on something specific before making the drive across town.
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