Diary cover in ruby ​​red crocodile, handmade and lined in red crocodile and box calf. Hand sewn with a saddle stitch, using red linen thread.

Ruby red

Your diary cover in ruby red glossy crocodile was crafted with the traditional saddlery and leathercrafting know-how of Duret Paris. We have been bringing our exacting quality, subtle style, and eye for perfection to our unique and authentic leather goods for over 25 years. The quality of our leathers and skins is paramount to us, since they will be the cornerstone of the diary cover or accessory you select. The leather of your diary cover or accessory is then dyed the desired color, ruby red, using natural pigments. A hallmark of Duret Paris, a patinated ruby red can also be achieved through the application of beeswax. Your ruby red leather diary cover can be monogrammed with your initials – or someone else’s, if it is to be a gift.

Crocodile

Our diary covers and accessories crafted in crocodile skin have won devotees right across the world – elegant people who appreciate the added value we bring through our superb craftsmanship. Duret Paris has built up a precious store of know-how over the years, and we are experts in handling this hard and durable skin. To make your crocodile diary cover, we use the skin from the belly of the animal up to its tail, but also from the flanks, because these are the thinner, more supple cuts of skin. Most saddlery products and leather goods made with crocodile leather use skins from farm-bred Nile crocodiles or saltwater crocodiles. To do justice to this noble raw material, we dye it with natural pigments that can yield colors ranging from hot pink to the deepest black.

Patent

Duret Paris makes deluxe quality patent leather diary covers and accessories. You can have any type of leather you like in a patent finish, so once you have decided on the raw material you want for your luxury diary cover or accessory by Duret Paris – such as box, box calf, ostrich, crocodile, or Japanese buffalo – we will give it that high-gloss finish. Applying the finish is the final stage of the tanning process, which can take up to four weeks. Before finishing, the leather will already have undergone drying, the wet work (which includes dehairing and fleshing of the skins), tanning, and currying. These age-old practices – carried out by experts at France’s leading tanneries – guarantee the very best leathers. Mickaël Benarroch and his team of leathercrafters select from these exquisite leathers to hand-sew your luxury diary cover or accessory in glossy patent leather.