We have Saddle but I am not an expert but it sure seems like leather, feels like leather but it may not be leather. I know most stuff is only leather on the seating areas and the things that surround this chair aren't leather. They make fake stuff better than real stuff now days. I am sitting in the Saddle recliner right now and I know it is more comfortable than my known leather chair at home. And a LOT more comfortable than the Euro recliner in our old Bighorn.