How many times have you been fooled into buying a product because it was labeled Genuine Leather? Quite a few times I reckon. Don’t worry, I used to be in the same boat as you until I went the extra mile to educate myself about what was so “Genuine” about Genuine Leather? Turns out it...
Sneakers today use all kinds of materials one wouldn’t have even imagined would be on their feet some day. From Ballistic Nylon to Ultra Boost, sneakers have come of age. But this wasn’t achieved overnight. It took hundreds of thousands of Man hours and days trying to figure out the best materials, put them through...
A process that was called “Japanning” and meant high lacquering of leather to give it a glossy, shiny finish can be called the birthplace of the concept of patent leather. So is it some kind of leather? No, it’s a finish just like Suede. You would dip leather in a resinous varnish and then polish...
We see Suede all around us, commonly used on jackets, vests, handbags, gloves, hats, chokers and of course on our beloved shoes. But do we really know what is suede? When manufacturers want to create suede, they usually take standard full grain leather and run its surface against an emery wheel to break open the...
The Chelsea boot is versatile, edgy and fun. It’s no surprise that a lot of global fashion influencers have chosen it as their go to shoe. In fact, at one point I thought Kanye West had more Chelsea boots than Yeezys and for a good reason! The shoe has been rocked by The Beatles and...
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