Leather jacket care and repair

Leather dries out in heated apartments, swells in downpours, and grows mildew if you store it in a plastic bag "to protect it." Light conditioner on a schedule beats a rescue treatment after the grain has cracked.

Zipper failures and torn pocket mouths go to someone who sews leather weekly. Your neighborhood dry cleaner may be excellent on wool and still punch holes that cannot be reversed on a lambskin sleeve.