All You Need to Know About Suede Jackets – MAHI Leather

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Table of Contents A Short History of the Suede Jacket Human beings have been using animal skins to keep warm since pre-historic times, but the use of suede is a much more recent development. The Oxford English Dictionary cites the first use of the word as recently as 1884. The word derives from the French phrase ‘gants de Suede’, ‘gloves from Sweden’. Somewhen during the eighteenth century, Swedish tanners hit upon the realization that imperfect hides could be reversed, and the napped underside used instead. If the hide is then split, the resulting leather is very soft and pliable, perfect for the construction of fine soft gloves so coveted by the French aristocracy of the period. Meanwhile, North American Indians, who had developed highly sophisticated tanning methods, were making buckskin jackets, reversed deer-hide jackets, with a napped finish, the clear
Table of Contents A Short History of the Suede Jacket Human beings have been using animal skins to keep warm since pre-historic times, but the