The Origins of “Suede”

​When mentioning about Suede leather, perhaps, many don't know that this word has its origin from the French word "gants de Suede" which means gloves from Sweden. This phrase was used to describe imported gloves from Sweden which had an incredibly soft, velvety texture. From this origin, any type of leathers which have a napped finish characteristic have been called "Suede" regardless of what kind of animal the hide is from, like Sheep skin suede, pig skin suede or reknown cow hide Suede all of these mentioned shares the same characteristic, a soft, fine, flexible and lightest weight of all type of leather.
 
In the 20th century, Suede leather has been put on the lime light once again. From its refined, delicate , luxurious look, Suede leathers are worn to show social status of the wearers. Numerous fashion designers from Paquin, Givenchy as well as Hermes started using Suede leathers in their fashion show widely. It's undeniable that Suede leather receive attention from the mass in a fashion industry because of the influence from the song of Elvis Presley, the king of Rock n' Roll, "Blue Suede Shoes" which was listed as the opening track in Elvis Presley's album. You may wonder what is history behind this song, am I right?
 
I'll tell you in the next post.
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