Do you have no resistance to those furry, retro, and high-end suede leather bags? 👜 But when it comes to purchasing or customizing, is it difficult to directly choose terms such as “cowhide suede”, “sheepskin suede”, and “microfiber”? 🤯
Don’t panic! This comprehensive selection guide will help you make it clear and concise.
1: Natural leather series (this is the ultimate pursuit of classic players)
Cowhide suede:
The most common choice is tough and thick texture, relatively wear-resistant. Divide into two types.
Nubuck: Polish the leather surface with sandpaper, the fur is as fine and short as velvet, and the touch is absolutely amazing!
Suede: Polish the flesh layer inside the leather, with slightly longer fuzz.Advantages: Durable and durable, with a classic texture and excellent breathability.
Disadvantages: Afraid of water, oil, and stains. Over time, the fluff will wear and fall, and the color will darken, but this is precisely its soul’s charm of “aging”.
Suitable for: various bag types, especially tight and stylish tote bags and messenger bags.
Sheepskin suede:
Sheepskin: The fur is extremely delicate, soft and silky, with a first-class feel! Usually thinner and lighter than cowhide.
Goat suede: The fur is thicker and shorter than sheepskin, denser, more wear-resistant and tough, with a unique granular texture on the surface that is less prone to leaving marks.
Advantages: Lightweight and soft (sheep suede), high-end feel fully stretched (goat suede), and you don’t want to let go when you feel it!
Disadvantage: Very delicate! (Especially sheep leather), a single mark is easily worn and stained, and it is also afraid of water and oil. Goat suede is slightly more durable than sheep suede.
Suitable for: Handbags and small shoulder bags that pursue ultimate touch and luxury. Sheep suede is suitable for bags that require both delicacy and a certain level of durability.
Deer suede:
Luxurious retro.
Features: Long, fluffy, thick, and extremely durable (the wear-resistant champion among natural suede leather!).
Advantages: Soft and comfortable, good insulation, wear-resistant, retro appearance with a sense of story.
Disadvantage: * * The price is very expensive! ** 💎 The weight is not light, and maintenance requires extreme care. Long fur also means that it is more likely to accumulate dirt and grime.
Suitable for: high-end retro bags that are not short of money, pursue unique texture and ultimate comfort.
Pig suede :
Economical, practical and personalized.
Features: Coarse and stiff fur, large pores arranged in a unique triangular pattern, with high recognition.
Advantages: High cost-effectiveness, wear resistance, good breathability.
Disadvantages: The hand feel is relatively rough and tough, with slightly lower delicacy and sophistication.
Suitable for: inner lining of bags, inner pockets, or high-value bags that pursue rough and unique textures.
2. Artificial materials
Perfectly replicating the suede texture with modern technology, the overall performance is even better! 🤖
Microfiber suede:
Features: Currently, the ceiling is made of suede like leather! Made of extremely fine fibers, the fluff is dense and uniform, and the touch is indistinguishable from reality. Alcantara is one of the Hermes level brands.
Advantages: More durable and dirt resistant than genuine leather! Cleaning is extremely simple, and many can even be washed or wet wiped. Not afraid of water (it will temporarily change color when wet, it will be fine when dry). The color is bright and stable, lighter, and usually priced lower than high-quality genuine leather. environment protection 🌱
Disadvantage: The overall breathability is slightly inferior to genuine leather (but top-level products are done very well), and perfectionists can still feel the difference.
Suitable for: Pursuing suede effect, but also hoping for easy maintenance, durability, and high cost-effectiveness!
Ordinary PU/PVC suede leather:
The king of fast fashion and cost-effectiveness.
Features: Imitation effects are achieved through embossing, sanding, and other processes on the substrate, resulting in uneven texture.
Advantages: Super affordable price, multiple colors, completely waterproof, easy to clean with a damp cloth.
Disadvantages: Poor breathability, generally inferior texture compared to microfiber and genuine leather (with obvious low price feeling), generally poor durability, easy wear and tear, cracking and peeling.
Suitable for: fast fashion, budget limited student party, children’s bags, or bags with low requirements for texture and durability.
Plush cloth:
Feature: Electrostatic flocking on fabric to create a furry surface.
Advantages: cheap, diverse colors, and very soft.
Disadvantage: Very, very wear-resistant! The fluff is prone to shedding and clumping, afraid of water, has a cheap texture, and is not stiff.
Suitable for: bags with pure decoration, lining, disposable or short-term use.
The final shopping guide
🙋 If you are ..
High budget, pursuing ultimate natural texture, luxury, and breathability → Choose high-quality cowhide (Nubuck), goat skin, and deer skin.
If you are a bag brand that focuses on touch, with a sufficient budget but hopes for a little better durability → Sheepskin is a good choice for you!
Vintage luxury collector, pursuing unique ruggedness and ultimate comfort, deer skin beckons to you!
Practical, you want a suede like appearance while also looking for easy maintenance, durability, and high cost-effectiveness. Microsuede/Alcantara is your perfect choice!
🙅 Important Tips! Regardless of who you choose, remember:
The natural enemy is oil pollution! Spray with special waterproof and antifouling spray! This is a life-saving step!
Daily cleaning: Use a soft bristled brush (suede specific brush, brass brush) to gently brush along the direction of the fluff!
Genuine leather may change over time, but this is precisely the trace it has left with you. Artificial ones are relatively ‘frozen age’.
So, figure out what you value the most – natural charm or technological convenience? This may help you quickly locate it! 💝