Often when buying shoes there is doubt, true leather it is made. The sellers, which in whatever was necessary to sell their products, insist on the natural origin of this material. But is it always necessary to rely on the words of others?
Symbols, lettering and graphics on the shoes
Often to find a label, which shows three images: skin, diamond and lattice. Naturally, the skin speaks of the natural origin of the skin. Diamond means that this model of shoes is made of faux leather. The grille indicates that this footwear is made of textile. Sometimes, instead of skinning and grating it is possible to meet stylized emblems and ovals, but they represent also the natural leather and textile, respectively.
In addition to the graphical images you should carefully study the text. On shoes of Italian origin natural origin of the skin can confirm the phrase "vera pelle", English – "genuine leather", German – "echtleder", French "cuir".
To determine shoes leather or imitation leather, you can use their tactile sensations. If you put your hand on genuine leather shoes, after some time she will warm from the heat of your hands and she will start to give off heat. If you put your palm to shoes made of artificial leather, no change of heat will not occur, and the shoes will remain wet mark in the place where you touched her.
To check of material you can use another method: drop on shoes a drop of water.
For shoes made of genuine leather it will gradually soak in, and the shoes made of artificial leather — slip.One of the most famous methods of determining the natural origin of the skin is to test it with fire. The genuine leather shoes will not burn. But the better advice is not to use in order to repair the damage caused to the distributors of shoes. After all, leather footwear from the fire, though not flash, but will begin to smolder.
