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Types of Exotic Leather for Footwear.
It is understood as leather to the skin of certain animals that after a tanning process can be used for the manufacture of hundreds of products, being the footwear one of the most destined this material worldwide.
Its origin comes from various animals in which traditionally we find cow, goat, sheep and pig. But these are not the only ones, for more demanding productions we also find exotic skins.
These are less used for the manufacture of footwear, although in recent years they have been gaining more presence. Below we will study the origin of each of these along with its main characteristics.
Crocodile skin.
It is one of the most requested, commonly seen on the world’s walkways and therefore one of the most valued to the point that its cost is calculated per centimeter and not per meter.
Most of this skin comes from species of Africa, Indonesia or Australia; being in a variety of shades of brown, black and white in its natural state, although many tanneries dare to add shades of color that make the chromatic catalog very varied.
For the manufacture of footwear is mostly used the sector of the belly to be the widest and easy to work, it must be taken into account that the cut is symmetrical and clean for both parts of shoes, in addition to the age of the animal that the older its skin will be.
Ostrich skin.
It is a type of elegant, soft and resistant skin that has as particularity a pattern of points in all its extension, which corresponds to the follicles from where the feathers are born.
Thanks to its characteristics to which is added a durability of years without major considerations, without hardening or cracking, this skin is one of the most expensive on the market.
The leg is another part of the ostrich from which the skin is extracted, this with an entirely different pattern that mimics rather the skin of viper, being even more expensive than the rest of the animal, which generally come from Africa, Portugal, Spain and Australia.
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Snakeskin.
Scales are the main characteristic of this type of exotic skin so valued and appreciated in the market. Its natural color ranges from green, beige and yellow to incredible fuchsia and blue, the latter thanks to the application of artificial dyes.
Being such a visually attractive skin there are producers who decide to imitate its appearance with cowhide, with results quite similar to the originals.
Elephant Skin.
For many it is one of the most controversial skins in obtaining and marketing, but still remains legal. It is highly sought after worldwide thanks to the great resistance it confers and far from what is believed to be also very soft, especially that coming from the ear.
It has become ideal for cowboy boots that can reach coast up to 6,000 Mexican pesos if they are of this material. The value per meter of this skin ranges between $380.
Kangaroo skin.
The marketing of kangaroo skin is one of the most controlled with respect to other skins. For example, Australia where this species comes from regulates the amount of kangaroos that must be sacrificed so as not to pose a threat to the ecosystem of the country because of its rapid capacity to reproduce, and hence the obtaining of the material.
In general it is a super resistant skin, even more than that of cow or goat, avoiding breakage thanks to the uniformity of its fibers.
Fish Skin.
Salmon, sea bass, cod and ray are the most used species to obtain this leather, which is not presented in large sheets so it must be used with care and dexterity, usually for small pieces or ornaments.
It is possible to dye it with chemical additives so they are on the market in a variety of colors.
Shark Skin.
It is one of the strongest and toughest but less used than the rest. It should be treated with special care and the effect on the product can be observed with betas in shades of black, gray and brown.
Raya Skin.
Visually it is a very attractive skin that is characterized by a kind of pearls that are actually papillae of the animal.
It is on the market in a variety of colors either in full sheets or with color sets according to these papillae.
Rabbit Skin.
Its size is not too wide, as well as its somewhat weak resistance, so for footwear is used in specific pieces of ornament or complement.
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