"Suede, as you may know, tends to be fairly thin and stain easily from water and dirt — dainty is the word usually used to describe it. But Thursday has managed to produce a suede that’s not just waterproof, it’s water repellent, hydrophobic — water just bounces off it like it has someplace to be.
So on a recent trip to Leon, Mexico’s leather capital, I decided to stop by Thursday’s headquarters to investigate how exactly they’ve so decisively changed the suede game. Their Supply Chain Manager and resident leather expert Aziz Pereya Mubarqui joined me on a tour of their suede manufacturer Alfamex to explain how."
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