"In 2007, Chile's salmon farming industry produced $2.2 billion in export revenues. That makes Chile the world's second-largest exporter of salmon after Norway. Salmon skin leather is an environmentally responsible option to snake, alligator, crocodile, and other exotic skins. It's made from a by-product that would otherwise be wasted (the fish is sheared before it goes to market, leaving tens of thousands of skins to be discarded each year), and second, because salmon skin, like the skins of snakes, alligators and crocodiles is hairless, far fewer chemicals are needed to treat the skin during the tanning process. As a result, there's almost no polluting residue left in the water once leather manufacturing is complete. Thus, by incorporating salmon skin leather into its designs ONE OCTOBER has created a collection that environmentally conscious consumers can feel positive about carrying."
http://www.oneoctober.net/home/tile46.html?gwp=90d17fb39d0cda942b2bf8342deed2d9
What Isaac Mizrahi said about choosing and using it:
I saw the salmon skin and thought I could do something incredibly glamorous with it because it resembles leather. I think the outcome was fabulous, because the salmon skin, the way it was finished, is somewhat shiny and sparkly.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/QA-Isaac-Mizrahi.html#ixzz1eLPKLyTc
Thought this might help with our reasons behind why we've chosen to use salmon leather.
-Lotty
