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Monthly Archives: October 2007

What is “vegetable” tanning, exactly?

October 15, 2007 – 10:48 am

Dan and I were in Milan, by the way, for the Leather Fair, Anteprima, to see what was new for AW08 and to introduce Dan to some of the tanners I use. He asked, how, out of so many tanneries, do I choose which leathers are the best?
Here’s how I tried to explain the [...]

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What’s brewing?

October 15, 2007 – 10:19 am

I’m delighted to announce that my brother, Dan, has recently joined me as Managing Director of Bown. (Here he is in Milan a few weeks ago, enjoying a piccolo and getting to know the business.)
Dan joins me after an illustrious career as Global Operations Director for DHL Express, a Sloane graduate of London Business School, [...]

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