H&M has been rolling out a number of special effects on their leathers lately and I wanted to take a minute and explain the effects and how they vary:

Hand-Antiqued Leathers, such as Heirloom Chestnut, is done on the piece after its been upholstered. The entire leather surface is glazed and then wiped down to give the special effects you seen in this category. Here's an example of that finish:

http://www.hancockandmoore.com/produ...?productid=935

Burnished leathers are also done after the piece is upholstered, thought the glazing and highlighting is much less than on Hand-Antiqued. The crust leather starts out very light in color and an artisan works the glazing into the hide to achieve the special effect. A customer can request light, medium, or heavy burnishing though of course that's relative to the person at H&M doing the operation and there are no samples of different levels of burnishing. Here's an example of a burnished leather:

http://www.hancockandmoore.com/produ...productid=1839

In addition to all this, customers can request special embroidery to their pieces, or crests or seals. For example, one pro athlete wanted his signature in gold on the back of his office chair, and they were able to do that.