white leather

Bleached animal skin

White leather is leather that has been processed to achieve a pale, off-white, or cream color, typically through tawing with alum and salt rather than traditional tanning.

The term also describes leather bleached or dyed white.

White leather appears in fashion, upholstery, and luxury goods, though it shows dirt and wear more readily than darker leathers: The white leather seats were impossible to keep clean.

Related
  • chamoisGoat-antelope or its leather
  • softYielding to touch
  • creamRich milk fat
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact

baby soft · supple · pearl · hide · seat · car interior · pure · innocent · sneaker · bridal · wedding shoes · handbags · designer bag · clean · natural · minimalist style · clean lines · dyeing

Opposites
color

white leatherblack leather

Dyed animal skin

material texture/type

white leathervelvet

Thick-pile textile

nubuck · burlap · corduroy · suede · canvas

condition/cleanliness

white leatherdistressed leather

Artificially aged animal skin

stained · dirty · scuffed · cracked leather · grimy

Family

white, leather, whiter, whitest, whiten, whiteness, whitening, whitened, whites

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G