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I always wear bike shorts on my Brooks. But I am a guy, can't speak from a womens perspective.
Brooks leather saddles have some leather stain applied at the factory, damp shorts can start to show some of the leather stain. Historically when all bike racers raced on leather saddles, they all wore black shorts, probably for that reason. I bought a "honey" color Brooks, I assumed very little leather stain in it, but my beige shorts started to show a bit of leather stain, so I no longer use those bike shorts.
Cambium is not leather, some say that it breaks in but very very slightly compared to leather, others say it does not break in at all. The Cambium saddles are very different from the leather saddles.