Marc mndt
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Today we think of pleather as cheaping out. Back then it was sold as the hard wearing alternative to leather.I wonder what people thought of having to pay 30% more than Buco for one and having vinyl parts.
Today we think of pleather as cheaping out. Back then it was sold as the hard wearing alternative to leather.I wonder what people thought of having to pay 30% more than Buco for one and having vinyl parts.
Today we think of pleather as cheaping out. Back then it was sold as the hard wearing alternative to leather.
It’s funny because even the old horsehide Perfectos had vinyl on the inside hem.
And in fairness to the marketing the vinyl parts of mine do look factory fresh, though I’ve seen those parts cracking elsewhere.
Today we think of pleather as cheaping out. Back then it was sold as the hard wearing alternative to leather.
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After a long discussion with @jeo and closer inspection in daylight I have come to the conclusion that it was false alarm on the Sierra having pleather parts. On closeup you can clearly see the natural fibers. It probably feels and looks like plastic because it's heavily corrected leather with a very thick and hard topcoat.Schott wasn't the only manufacturer using pleather parts...
After a long discussion with @jeo and closer inspection in daylight I have come to the conclusion that it was false alarm on the Sierra having pleather parts. On closeup you can clearly see the natural fibers. It probably feels and looks like plastic because it's heavily corrected leather with a very thick and hard topcoat.
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I'm still undecided on the Buco's gusset though. It has a spot where the topcoat is peeling off and on closeup you can see weird orange fibers sticking trough. Someting I don't see anywhere else on the jacket. Those fibers might be from the canvas that was used as a base for the pleather?
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After a long discussion with @jeo and closer inspection in daylight I have come to the conclusion that it was false alarm on the Sierra having pleather parts. On closeup you can clearly see the natural fibers. It probably feels and looks like plastic because it's heavily corrected leather with a very thick and hard topcoat.
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I'm still undecided on the Buco's gusset though. It has a spot where the topcoat is peeling off and on closeup you can see weird orange fibers sticking trough. Someting I don't see anywhere else on the jacket. Those fibers might be from the canvas that was used as a base for the pleather?
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Late to the weird orange fibres party but could these in fact be the hairs of the hapless cow/horse that became this jacket? Someone more knowledgeable about leather can weigh in on whether the hair follicles are included in the layers used to make leather but given that we can see the pores in the skin I think this is plausible? These images remind me of nothing so much as when I’ve occasionally got fancy small-farm meat with the bristles still on one side…on closeup you can see weird orange fibers sticking trough. Someting I don't see anywhere else on the jacket. Those fibers might be from the canvas that was used as a base for the pleather?