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Recent Examples of cordovan
The selection of a cordovan upper bumps it by an additional $1,850; while choosing ostrich, lizard, or crocodile increases it by a further, $2,450, $2,650, and $4,200, respectively.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
For the best deal, check out the light brown elk-mountain red combo for $62 down from $100, or the dark brown cordovan and squash pair that are starting at $60.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
For the best deal, check out the light brown elk-mountain red combo for $62 down from $100, or the dark brown cordovan and squash pair that are starting at $60.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordovan
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These factors set it apart from its close cousin, the chukka, which is similar in height but can be dressier and is often made from calfskin leather with a leather dress sole.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 Sep. 2025
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The textured calfskin leather will gracefully age over time.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2024
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According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2024
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These goatskin leather gloves are a match for heavy-duty garden work.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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This officer wore a large-brimmed hat and a deerskin coat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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To elevate your own sporty shorts, try finishing off the look with an A.L.C cropped ivory tank top with sulfurous Castaigne kidskin slides.—
Alexandra Gurvitch,
Vogue,
8 Aug. 2017
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At the end of the film, Sandy Olsson (played by the late, great Olivia Newton-John) emerges for the splashy closing number wearing a leather moto jacket, skintight sharkskin pants, and heels.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chef Phillip Frankland Lee’s bites will include tastes like Roasted Bone Marrow nigiri finished with soy, sea salt, and freshly grated wasabi on sharkskin – for a night that is sure to not only be delicious but full of creativity and excitement.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Made of pebbled leather and lambskin trim, the chic bag is durable, which helps keep its exaggerated U-shape.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Woodward Jacket is reimagined in fine Italian lambskin leather with a unique silver herringbone print, paying homage to traditional menswear fabrics, a brand staple.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Skip the sheepskin and go for a classic leather.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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His fans wore fur coats or sheepskin.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Cordovan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordovan. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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