Anyway, I don�t buy a new suite everyday.
First of all, leather furniture never seems to go out of style. Like a pair of Levi�s, a �77 Datsun or Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, it manages to serve its purpose timelessly � and to herald in a new legion of good looking intellectual style-conscious fans year on year. This is probably because we have been brought up to associate leather with quality since we were young. I remember, the best school belt to wear would have �Genuine Leather� stamped in gold lettering somewhere behind the buckle (yes, I did go to a school where coolness could be earned by the material of your belt!).
I also recall that real leather shoes were more expensive, but they were regarded as an integral element of our uniform because of their durability. As I grew older too, such exotic advertising buzzwords as �Lux� and �Deluxe� would also become associated with leather. Interiors of deluxe car models, for example, would be leather � and I�m not just talking about the seats! The steering wheel would be leather. The gear-stick would be too. In fact it seemed that the more �lux� your car was the higher proportion of it would be made out of leather.
As I�ve grown older however, I�ve noticed the advancements in technology that have brought near-leather shoes into wide circulation, as well as textile belts � and your car will probably be super-super-deluxe if there is even a patch of leather used in its interior. But when it comes to sofas nothing really matches the original classic, especially if you�re not a fan of floral prints or something that absorbs spilled dandelion and burdock.
�Is that your argument?� My partner said when I tried to justify my preference as we came to decorate our new place. �Because you�re clumsy and lazy, and you haven�t yet stumbled on a pattern-less design?�
�Maybe so,� I replied. �But Elvis� blue shoes weren�t made from burlap were they?�
No they were not.
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Andrew W writing about leather sofas
