Color Swatches

The following list shows all of the leather colors used in our workshop.

You will notice that our smooth, full grain leathers come in a variety of grades and styles. We've found some of these to work well on certain shoes, but not on others. For this reason, when you choose to custom design a shoe with smooth leather you will only see certain types available.

Click here or scroll to the bottom of this page to read descriptions of our different leather varieties.

Smooth Leathers (full grain) NOVA White NOVA Black NOVA Slate NOVA Chocolate NOVA Nutmeg NOVA Red NOVA Flamingo NOVA Orange NOVA Yellow NOVA Capers NOVA Grass Green NOVA Peacock NOVA Turquoise NOVA Cerulean NOVA Ocean NOVA Purple SUBLIME Flint SUBLIME Black SUBLIME Chocolate SUBLIME Sienna SUBLIME Hazelnut SUBLIME Latte SUBLIME Cream SUBLIME Eggshell SUBLIME Oxblood SUBLIME Blaze SUBLIME Tangerine SUBLIME Sunflower SUBLIME Avocado SUBLIME Olive SUBLIME Fern SUBLIME Pacific SUBLIME Deep Blue Sea SUBLIME Azure SUBLIME Sky Blue SUBLIME Fuchsia SUBLIME Purple AGED Aged Black AGED Walnut AGED Whiskey Green Cork with Gold Speckles VEGETABLE TANNED Black VEGETABLE TANNED Cocoa VEGETABLE TANNED Cucumber VEGETABLE TANNED Waikiki SHINY Platinum SHINY Gold SHINY Pewter SHINY Ruby SHINY Pink SHINY Royal Plonge Leathers  PLONGE White PLONGE Graphite PLONGE Black PLONGE Dark Hazelnut PLONGE Taupe PLONGE Tan PLONGE Pearl PLONGE Red PLONGE Fuchsia PLONGE Pink PLONGE Mint PLONGE Kelp PLONGE Turquoise PLONGE Teal PLONGE Royal Blue PLONGE Robin's Egg Blue PLONGE Purple PLONGE Lavender  RUSTIC Dark Cedar  RUSTIC Light Cedar  RUSTIC Crimson

Suede Leathers SUEDE Black SUEDE Chocolate SUEDE Honey SUEDE Tan SUEDE Burgundy SUEDE Red SUEDE Watermelon SUEDE Pink SUEDE Orange SUEDE Mustard SUEDE Forest Green SUEDE Moss SUEDE Emerald SUEDE Royal SUEDE Medium Blue SUEDE Turquoise SUEDE Purple SUEDE Fuchsia SUEDE Lavender SUEDE Zebra SUEDE Black with Stars SUEDE Cream with Gold Stars Nubuck Leathers NUBUCK Pebble NUBUCK Black NUBUCK Coffee NUBUCK Scotch NUBUCK Khaki NUBUCK Loden LITE Leathers LITE White LITE Black LITE Chocolate LITE Oxblood LITE Tangerine LITE Lime LITE Turquoise Vegan ULTRASUEDE (animal-free material)   ULTRASUEDE Black ULTRASUEDE Cocoa ULTRASUEDE Tan ULTRASUEDE Royal Blue Elastic/Sport Closures (fabric, not leather) White Black Brown Beige Red Fuchsia Gold Royal Blue Purple

Nova, Sublime, Plonge... What's the Difference?

• Smooth NOVA: A durable leather that is slightly stiffer than our other smooth leather options. Used for shoes that need the extra stiffness for proper support. This includes most of our shoes that are stitched directly to the sole, such as our Classics, Sandals, Ramblers and Merry Janes. Texture appearance looks the same as our Sublime and Vegetable Tanned leathers, though grain size can vary throughout every hide.
• Smooth SUBLIME: A durable smooth leather that is softer than Nova. We use this leather for our "turned" shoes (those that are made inside-out and then turned so the seams are on the inside) because the softer texture wraps around the foot well for a cozy fit. Used for our Roo moccasins, Dash RunAmocs and Primal RunAmocs. Texture appearance looks the same as our Nova and Vegetable Tanned leathers, though grain size can vary throughout every hide.
• Cork: A very thin fabric lined with cork and gold speckles. This thin material is only available for decorative parts of certain custom shoes, such as Dash RunAmoc sides or Ballerine heels.
• Smooth Aged Leather: This soft leather has been distressed to give it a rustic look. It is used to make our Rogue shoes and select parts of our other custom shoes.Please note: aged leather peels easily when scuffed.
• Vegetable-Tanned Leather: The only leather we import from Europe, due to it's highly sustainable properties. While all of our leather meets our sustainable standards (all of our leather is tanned without formaldehyde and colored with non-toxic food grade dye), this leather goes a step further with a purely vegetable-based tanning process using only grass-fed cows raised on controlled sustainable pastures in Germany's Bavarian Alps. Preferred by people with extreme chemical sensitivity. Due to it's high cost, there is an extra surcharge for use of vegetable-tanned leather in custom shoes. Texture appearance looks similar to Nova and Sublime leathers, though grain size can vary throughout every hide. Please note this "naked" leather is likely to show cosmetic flaws and stains easily, even with just water.
• Shiny Leather: Smooth leather dyed with a glossy finish to give a shiny reflective look. Available for most of our custom shoes that are made from either Nova or Sublime leather. Please note that shiny leather will dull with wear. Here's an example of Shiny Gold toddler moccasins worn for several weeks:

• Plonge Leather: The softest and lightest leather we could find! Since it is so thin and buttery soft, plonge leather works great for our baby Buttercup moccasins and the decorative trim on our adult Ballerine flats and is only used for these two styles.
• Suede Leather: Leather made from the lower layers of a hide to give a soft cloth-like texture. Available for select shoes, including kids' moccasins, adult Dash RunAmocs and the heels of our Ballerine flats.
• Nubuck Leather: A top-grain bovine leather that has been sanded or buffed on the grain side, or outside, to give a slight nap of short protein fibers for a velvet-like surface. Nubuck is unique because it has the durability of a top-grain leather with a soft touch that feels similar to a suede leather. Used for adult Roo moccasins and select special edition shoes.
• LITE Leather: A thin smooth leather covered in perforation holes to give shoes extra ventilation. LITE leather is a favorite for runners in hot climates as it helps keep feet cool and dry. Used for our RunAmocs and Ballerines.
• Vegan Ultrasuede Leather: A synthetic animal-free material with a texture similar to suede. Used to make our vegan shoes.