Badalassi Carlo Nemesi Cotto

The name "Cotto" derives from the Italian word for "cooked" or "baked," referencing the warm, earthy tones reminiscent of terracotta pottery. This exclusive colorway represents a collaboration between Oak Street Bootmakers and Badalassi Carlo tannery, offering a unique aesthetic option within the Nemesis leather family.

Cotto Nemesis features the same physical specifications as standard Nemesis leather, including full-grain construction, medium firmness, and 4.5-5oz thickness. The distinguishing feature is the color, which presents a warm reddish-brown tone achieved through the drum-staining process with aniline dyes.

The surface exhibits the characteristic varying grain patterns created by light milling, with the stone-glazed finish providing a subtle sheen. The rustic aniline finish allows the natural character of the leather to show through, with the Cotto color dyed completely through the material from grain to flesh side.

As with all Nemesis leather, Cotto is produced at the Badalassi Carlo tannery in San Miniato, Tuscany, using traditional vegetable tanning methods. The leather undergoes the same light milling, drum-staining, and stone-glazing processes characteristic of the Nemesis line, with the specific Cotto color achieved through proprietary aniline dye formulations developed in collaboration with Oak Street Bootmakers.

Cotto develops patina in the same manner as other Nemesis colors, with gradual darkening in areas of frequent wear and handling. The warm base color provides a foundation that ages with increasing depth and richness, with high-contact areas developing enhanced sheen through natural burnishing.

The vegetable tanning and aniline finish allow the Cotto color to evolve naturally over time, responding to exposure to light, touch, and environmental conditions. This creates a unique patina pattern based on individual wear and use.

Cotto Nemesis is used exclusively in Oak Street Bootmakers footwear and leather goods. The exclusive nature of this colorway makes it available only through Oak Street Bootmakers products, where it appears in boots, shoes, and accessories that showcase the distinctive terra cotta hue.

The leather's medium firmness and grain characteristics make it suitable for the same range of applications as standard Nemesis, including both structured footwear components and more flexible leather goods applications.

This color variant inherits all properties and sources from the parent Nemesis leather. See the Nemesis article for detailed source information.