Prada Ombre

More and More these days I see vendors trying to pass their bag off as “Patent Leather”. While it infuriates me when someone lies to me, it’s even worst when someone is trying to sell me something and lie to me. So I want to make it clear here so that no one is deceived by shady vendors. According to wikipedia, ”Patent leather is leather that has been given a high gloss, shiny finish.”

Originally, the process was developed by a Newark-based inventor by the name of Seth Boyden in 1818. His process used a linseed oil–based lacquer coating.” Which was applied to, and here is the important part, genuine leather. However I often hear it being confused with poromeric imitation leathers such as DuPont’s Corfam and Kuraray Co.’s Clarino which are man-made materials with a similar glossy appearance.

Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem buying man-made materials. But if I were buying it and thinking it were leather, I would be very upset. Especially if I were paying for the price of leather and getting synthetic. If its a sales thing, I would definitely ask vendors to advertise it as “Wet Look” or “Shiny” or “Glossy”.