You will surely remember the words of the soundtrack "You are the one I want" or the most trendy leather jacket of Grease's main character. Well, it was 1978 and since then the irresistible charm of leather fabric has never left us.
Leather look is back.
In the autumn and winter season, 2019 many trends have emerged, but the only one seemed to be surprisingly back from '80s years concerns exactly the leather fabric in footwear, clothing, and upholstery.
Fashion shows of different brands have focused on black Matrix-inspired leather looks. As a result, top-to-toe black leather ensembles, long leather trench coat, and tiny sunglasses have become symbols of style.
As we know, the most suitable color for leather items has always been the black one. Because of this new idea of inspiration from 80s years, the stylers have recently thought of colorful leather outfits with a thousand shades. Consequently, several shops have sold different kinds of colorful leather items, such as a green leather skirt, pink leather leggings, yellow leather jacket or red leather boots, and so on.
If high fashion brands tend always to use mostly natural leather to attract their customers, on the other hand, many cheaper brands may even decide to opt for synthetic leather. In spite of its important disadvantages, synthetic leather has never lost its attractiveness over the years.
All features of leather fabrics.
Synthetic leather for shoes was first produced in the nineteenth century and has been becoming, even more, a popular choice over time. It is also known as faux leather, artificial leather, leatherette, or pleather. On first glance, it seems very difficult to distinguish high-quality synthetic leather from natural leather, therefore it's important to analyze all its advantages.
Firstly, one of the most important advantages of artificial leather is its price.
Moreover, the manufacturing process of synthetic leather starts with a base of cloth material, which can be a synthetic polyester, or a natural material such as cotton, or all scraps of leather production. This base is attached to a polyurethane layer. This layer is often textured in order to imitate real leather. In addition, a synthetic leather might have a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) base consisting of a single, generally dyed, a layer of PVC treated with plasticizers.
Except for the use of leather scraps, leatherette doesn't contain animal products and is therefore seen as an ethical alternative by vegans, animal lovers, and animal rights activists. Being based on plastics and PVC, this material is non-biodegradable and environmentally harmful, though.
Furthermore, this material appears very easy to clean and then it doesn't require any special cleaning supplies to look perfect and new. If we focus on the world of fashion, what makes artificial leather an attractive fabric is the possibility to make it into any colors or textures.
On the other hand, natural leather is a more flexible and durable material. It might be produced and decorated with a wide range of techniques, but it is essentially created by tanning animal rawhide and skins.
In addition, genuine leather requires higher maintenance costs because you need to worry about stains, scratches, liquid, and temperature resistance. One of the most important advantages in terms of clothing is that real leather is porous and therefore can breathe also in the hottest temperatures.
Collini chooses leather materials, as well
Collini Atomi di Scarpa has known as an official retailer of a wide variety of shoe accessories. All experts are always in search of the best quality materials in order to satisfy the highest expectations of their customers.
This company has always the Italian style and the customers to its heart, therefore it offers even a wide selection of leather goods to support worldwide manufacturers' success in shaping all kinds of material.
Among all products, companies and private customers may find:
- Natural cowhide leather available in various thicknesses;
- Leatherette of boar, which is perfect for a vintage-style upholstery;
- Basic leather sewing Kit or Deluxe leather sewing Kit, consisting of different tools for sewing hides, heavy fabrics, vinyl and PVC plastic sheets by hand;
- Leather shoe care kit containing brushes, neutral or black color, cotton clothes, and a plastic shoehorn.
If you believe in the irresistible charm of both natural and artificial leather, you will have no choices but trust in Collini Atomi di Scarpa, a worldwide official retailer of reliable tools for the best manufacture of leather goods.
