Buffalo leather jackets

A leather jacket is not only comfortable and practical clothes, but also one of the most fashionable wardrobe items to date. Interestingly, things from different types of skin look completely different. So, buffalo skin is very thick and strong. A jacket made of such leather looks a little rude, but this is its highlight.

If you are considering buying a leather jacket, we advise you to pay attention to buffalo leather products. In today's article, we will tell you in detail about women's buffalo jackets: their varieties, the features of choice and the basic rules of combination with other things.

According to the classification adopted among specialists, buffalo skin refers to products from the skin of cattle. It is placed on a par with calfskin, but, unlike the skin of a calf or a bull, it is very heavy and dense. Thanks to this, buffalo leather is incredibly durable.

Another distinctive feature of buffalo skin is its unusual texture: it is completely covered with wrinkles, so it seems that they were specially crumpled to get a “squeezed” effect.

Among the most significant advantages of buffalo skin, its large size should be noted - from one animal you can get a skin with an area of ​​up to 3 m². Therefore, jackets and other products are often sewn from solid leather, and not from scraps, which affects the price. The high price is one of the few drawbacks of buffalo skin. In Russia, things from this material are not widespread, therefore, as a rule, here they are even more expensive.

So to pluses buffalo leather jackets include:

• spectacular appearance;
• ability to keep heat well;
• water repellent properties of the material;
• strength;
• wear resistance.

Minuses buffalo jackets:

• heavy weight;
• high price.

The skin of the buffalo is a very thick, tough and durable material, and it is quite difficult to sew intricate products from it. Perhaps that is why the range of women's buffalo jackets is not wide. Most models have a shortened style, since long buffalo leather items are heavy - it will not be easy for a fragile girl to wear such a heavy weight.

The most popular model of a jacket made of buffalo skin is the “pilot”. Designers were inspired to create this thing by flying jackets, which were in the everyday life of the American army in the middle of the last century. This is a voluminous short jacket with large patch pockets, roughly stitched seams and a wide fur collar. She looks great on a slender female figure, emphasizing her grace and tenderness.

In addition, jackets resembling biker jackets are sewn from buffalo leather. - shortened models with asymmetric zipper and a large number of metal jewelry, clasps and staves.

• Buffalo leather products are often faked, so carefully check your jacket before buying. The thickness of the material should be at least 1 mm (the most high-quality things are sewn from leather with a thickness of about 3 mm). In addition, pay attention to the texture of the material - it should be coarse-grained, and the pattern should not be repeated. Remember that genuine leather has a warm, pleasant to the touch surface.
• A buffalo jacket is a thing that can be purchased for more than one season. Therefore, buy only the model in which you will be truly comfortable. It should not constrain movements and be too heavy for you - otherwise, having put on such a thing once or twice, you will drop it and switch to more comfortable clothes.

A leather jacket has long become a universal thing that combines with clothes in a variety of styles - whether it be a romantic dress or sweatpants.

She goes well with jeans or warm wool shorts. You can wear it with your favorite sweaters, turtlenecks or sweatshirts. Shoes are better to choose a little rough, in a casual style - boots with a wide top, heavy sneakers or boots with thick heels. The choice of accessories is at your discretion - it can be scarves and coarse scarves, bright scarves, bulk bags over the shoulder, etc.