Leather - The Most Popular Material In Shoe Industry

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While you are choosing shoes for
different activities, you will come across various materials for shoes. The choice of the material
of shoes will be based on the different uses of the different shoes in different settings. Some
shoes are for winter season and other shoes are for summers. You will also find shoes that are
suitable for particular sports activity. There is a wide variety of materials used in the making of
different types of shoes.
Different materials for shoes
Types Of Leather Used In Making Shoes
There are hundreds of materials used in the manufacturing of different shoes. Following
materials are used very commonly in the shoe manufacturing industry:
1. Leather material
2. Synthetic leather
3. Fabric
4. Polyurethane
5. PVC material
6. Rubber material
The most popular material for shoes is none other than leather. You can see different types of
formal shoes that are made by using the leather material. Leather is also used in the making of
other types of casual shoes. Only sports shoes are not manufactured using leather. The
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common materials for sports shoe industry are artificial leather and canvas. Then there are
some sports that require shoes that are made from plastic material.
The most commonly used leather materials
Leather shoes are loved by all fashionable and stylish people. The reason behind the popularity
of these materials is durability. It does not get damaged easily. Pure leather is especially strong
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semi-brogue shoes.
There are different kinds of leather materials in the market. Some of the most commonly used
leather materials are belting, bonded, deerskin, bycast, shagreen, patent etc.
1. Belting leather
It is a very pure leather that is obtained from animal skins. This leather is soft, sturdy and
smooth. This type of leather is quite expensive also. Thus, it is used to make luxury shoes.
2. Shagreen material
This is the leather material that is also called stingray skin leather. It is obtained from the skin of
animals like ray, horse and sharks. Some people think that this type of leather is less sturdy
than belting leather. Still, it is one of the strongest materials for formal and informal shoes.
3. Deerskin leather
This leather is the strong yet very soft. It is also very expensive because of its rarity and
durability.
Types Of Leather Used In Making Shoes
4. Bonded leather
As its name suggests, bonded leather is not genuine leather. This leather is produced by using
particular processes. There are many kinds of the bonded or synthetic leather. The genuine
leather is bonded with some latex binders to make synthetic leather. Despite the difference in
the way it is obtained, this leather looks a lot like natural leather. The good thing about this
leather is that it is still very environment-friendly. It is the least expensive variety of leather.
Leather is the best material used in the production of shoes. Those who can't afford pure
leather garments and shoes go for synthetic leather products. The shoes made from these
materials are very soft and smooth and give a lot of comfort to the feet. Moreover, there is no
risk of any reactions when you use ted baker eugorb shoes made from leather. Though leather
shoes may be expensive, you can use them for a long time.
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