Leather Jacket (lambskin/goatskin, Fes tannery workshops)

Real vegetable-tanned lambskin tailored to you for a fraction of Western designer prices, bought meters from the medieval pits where it was dyed

Price: 1800 MAD (Settled price for a good custom-fit lambskin jacket after haggling at Chouara terrace shops (opening quotes 4,000-4,500 MAD; simpler medina jackets settle 600-1,200 MAD))

Where to buy: Shops ringing Chouara Tannery in Fes el-Bali — you watch the pits, then buy one floor down; they tailor sleeves same-day

Price checked 2026-07-03

• HAGGLE HARD: openers are 3-4x real value — a documented negotiation went 4,500 MAD open, 1,000 counter, 1,800 close. Counter at 30-40% of the ask, settle near 50%
• Smell test: vegetable-tanned Fes leather smells earthy, not chemical; sniff seams for glue (glue = bonded scraps)
• Check zippers, lining stitching and armpit seams before money changes hands — returns don't exist
• Camel and goat leather are stiffer; lambskin is the buttery one worth paying up for
• The 'panoramic terrace' shops your guide leads you to pay him 20-30% commission — go guideless or say you'll come back alone