Vol.5 Ezo deer

This time I would like to write about Ezo deer.

My maternal grandfather was a hunter, so I often ate venison from a young age.

I only started eating it grilled when I became an adult, and venison is usually eaten raw.

It takes about two hours by car from my grandfather's house to my parents' house, so he would always freeze them and bring them to my parents' house.

By the time I get to my parents' house, it's about half-thawed, and I love the crunchy texture of that state, so I still can't forget the taste, but in these times it's hard to get the chance to eat it.

By the way, the type of deer at my parents' house is Japanese sika deer, so I think they are smaller than Ezo deer.

So it was shortly after I entered the industry that I learned about deerskin.

Until then, I only knew about cowhide and horsehide, but when I discovered deerskin, I began to enjoy making products with it.

By the way, even before I started Seveskig, I was making one piece of leather clothing per year for a leather wholesaler I knew.

Since creating seveskig, I have been developing leather wear mainly using raw hides from overseas, but when making leather, I was always plagued by the question of why we use leather.

I knew that there was leather being caught by members of the Hunters' Association, but at that time the raw hides were rarely available, and even if I wanted to buy them, they would have cost more than double the price they cost now, and I wouldn't have been able to make them into products.However, I met my current tanner, and although the supply is not frequent, I am now able to get them to me.

When it comes to wild Ezo deer, some people say that they are so cute yet so cruel, but in Japan they are treated as pests and are the natural enemy of farmers.

Members of the Hunters' Association also hunt, but it is a struggle to get all the animals down from the mountains, and only about one-tenth of the pests they catch are able to be turned into meat or leather.

It seems a waste to have a life taken out of human ego become food for animals and plants, and I think that if humans take one, the animals would be at peace if they could use it to the end.

This may sound like a platitude, but since I am running a brand that deals with leather, I would like to be of some use to the world.

This has gotten long, but here is a photo of an Ezo deer that I made for myself.

Deerskin is normally characterized by fine, beautiful grain, but wild deerskin is characterized by uneven grain.

Someone who doesn't know about it wouldn't think it's a deer.

In particular, the leather is fully tanned to the extreme, making it harder and heavier than normal leather.

However, after wearing it 4 or 5 times, it will become accustomed to your body and the moving parts will become soft, becoming as soft as regular deerskin.

The things I make are 1.8 to 1.9 mm thick, so the wrinkles come out beautifully and they are thick.

If it were this thick, it would be too heavy and not suitable for everyday wear, so when ordering, I think 1.4mm would be just right.

By the way, the mass-produced items for 21SS will use pieces that are about 1.4 to 1.5 mm thick.

If you wear thin leather, this may still feel heavy, but for those who want to feel the leather, this is best.

We hope you will come and experience it for yourself at our store.

This is getting too long so I'll stop here.

Today I'm off to prepare materials for AW21.

See you later!

NORI