subject: What Types Of Leather Suits Best For A Jacket? [print this page] The leather jacket for men is a timeless piece, the jacket ideal for mid-season. But you've probably experienced it: it is really not easy to make the right choice. Here now is a practical guide that I hope will help you in your future choices! To begin with, a little "technical...
Quality of Leather
To simplify, we know there are 2 grades of leather: the "leather flower" and "split leather":
The "leather flower" is the top layer of the animal: the most noble, most flexible, most durable, most waterproof. Its appearance is smoother. We speak of "full grain leather" when used throughout its thickness and that has retained its natural appearance. It is this fact that leather is the finest jackets (and by extension the most beautiful clothes and accessories)
The "split leather" means the lower layer of the animal flesh side obtained by slitting buffs. We speak of "suede" retains its appearance when fibrous or "crusty coated" when the covers to give it a smooth leather. Crust leather is mainly used for low-end garment.
Original Leather Types
The leathers used for making leather jackets come from lamb, cow and buffalo.
The lamb leather is very thin, very flexible, often considered the most beautiful. It allows you to create most elegant forms that embrace the body. But it is also more fragile leather.
The cow hide is less fine, but its appearance is smooth, and it is flexible and durable. According to tanners, however much, it may resemble buffalo leather. The buffalo leather has touch thicker grains. The leather is stiffer but also more durable interesting properties for everyday use.
The sheep leather is thick, tough, you might as well use it to make elegant jackets, as well for making jackets keeping warm wool (known as the "sheepskin").
The pigskin has a surface more porous due to the thickness of the hair. It is hard leather especially for the creation of large jackets. But it is also an inexpensive leather that some do not hesitate to "make up" to give a smooth appearance, and offer low-end garment. Caution: You can also make beautiful things with pigskin!
Less common are goat leather (very fine), horse (very thick), or sheep and chamois. Even rarer (and more expensive) are exotic leathers such as snake, crocodile, lizard or skate.
In short, there are different types of leathers and we cannot really say which one is better than others. They have aspects, properties and different uses. However, you will often hear that the lamb is the best: yes, it is leather that is distinguished by "elegance", but beware, it is also more fragile. Returning to the quality of the leather, it depends mostly on the choice of the original skin, and the work done.
