Thanks to the development of advanced technologies, the modern fashion industry creates a wide variety of artificial materials. Often, only a professional can distinguish them from natural ones, especially when it comes to synthetic fur. Therefore, if you decide to purchase such an expensive thing as a natural sheepskin coat, you need to approach the matter responsibly so as not to become the owner of a fake.
10 ways to distinguish
Please note that the cost of a sheepskin coat made of genuine leather is not less than 20 thousand rubles. Suspiciously, the low price is a serious reason to think.
It will not be superfluous to bring along a girlfriend or someone from relatives who will not let you lose vigilance and will remind you of the various nuances of the purchase.
- First of all, find the label on the sheepskin coat (it is usually carefully sewn into the seam from the inside of the thing) and carefully examine it. It should contain information on the composition of the product, as well as tips on care.
- Stroke the surface of the product with your hand: imprint from the palm of your hand will surely remain on genuine leather.
- Then evaluate the sheepskin coat visually. There should not be creases on it, despite the fact that the thing could be stored folded.
- Turn the product inside out: natural fur is always uniform, evenly colored, the villi should be directed in one direction, usually from top to bottom. Real fur is soft to the touch and is hardly pulled out. The synthetic one usually climbs in bundles.If you set fire to several fibers, then smell the scorched wool (in case the item is natural) or the characteristic synthetic smell (in an artificial thing).
Try to push the villi apart: in a natural sheepskin coat under a nap, you will see a leather base - mezdra, while in an artificial one - ordinary fabric.
- Try wrinkling clothes. On a natural sheepskin coat, the folds will straighten out instantly, but the artificial material will not soon become homogeneous.
- Find open skin sections (on the turn-down collar or sleeve cuff) and carefully examine them. On real fur, they are not absolutely even, even on perfectly crafted skins.
- Also appreciate the seams. They should be hidden, hidden under the skin. A high-quality sheepskin coat is stitched as accurately as possible, fragments of clothing are connected very tightly.
- Finally, smell the product. A quality thing has the smell of leather and sheepskin. If you felt the chemical smell of paint, this is clearly an artificial thing.
- Try exploring the water resistance of your clothes. Drop a drop of water to the surface: water will roll off the skin, and synthetics will immediately absorb it.
- Estimate the weight of the product. Artificial sheepskin coats for the most part are very light. A natural thing will not weigh less than two kilograms.
What to do if in doubt?
If you have thoroughly checked the thing that you plan to buy, then consider this interesting point. Finding out during inspection a few barely noticeable defects on the material (streaks, scratches, etc.), then there is no need to sin on the manufacturer. On the contrary, it proves that this is a natural thing.
In fact, the sheep (namely, from their skins most often sew sheepskin coats) are not as calm as is commonly believed: they often bite one another, leaving wounds on the body, and, accordingly, these "combat wounds" will be noticeable on the sheepskin coat.
During the production of natural sheepskin coats, these minor damages are masked by staining. That is why things of light shades are made of higher quality fur, dark paint hides defects better, so the fur on such sheepskin coats may be slightly inferior in quality.
