Badalassi Carlo tannery, located in the Tuscany area of Italy specializes in the production of vegetable tanned leather. They've been tanning in the region for over 40 years and is considered one of the best tanneries in the region. The leather we use from them is always the highest quality full grain leather that will develop a beautiful patina in a very short time.John Lofgren Bootmaker Engineer Boots are based on careful examination of several pairs of vintage engineers from John's archive. Hours and hours of design, redesign, and more pattern adjustments and sample builds than anyone could possibly tally. The end result represents "Made in Japan" at its finest painstaking attention to detail, master craftsmanship. Our engineer boots stand as the masterpiece of the John Lofgren Bootmaker lineup, a boot that conveys the passion and commitment to excellence of our brand. These are the pinnacle of engineer boots.