A bag made of artificial leather is not only reliable and stylish, but also a really practical option.
Today, that rude and bad-smelling skin substitute is a thing of the past. Modern leatherette can compete in beauty with natural materials without problems. In addition to the fact that now artificial leather is quite soft, it is very easily dyed, which means that the demand for them is much higher, because if you need to give, for example, some light shade to natural skin, it will be much more difficult to do, and accordingly and the price tag for such a bag will be higher. Also, the texture of artificial leather, which is used today, allows you to simulate almost the skin of any animal or your favorite surface, for example, a slice of a tree.
So, how do you choose a quality faux leather bag?
Artificial leather is a material consisting of several layers and produced by applying a specially developed composition to the very basis of textile. Quality directly depends on three features:
- The quality of textiles, that is, the basics, in some cases, non-woven materials are used.
- The quality of the polymer composition itself, applied to the base.
- The quality of the finishing finish (this can be polishing, applying varnish, staging, embossing and more).
If artificial leather is soft to the touch and easily bent, then it is of high quality. If the skin is bent, then in this place should not form cracks or large folds. With a small stretch of the material, you can find out the wear resistance of artificial leather, if the skin is of poor quality, then you will see cracks, stretch marks or dents on the surface. High-quality artificial leather withstands both tension and compression, after such an impact the surface quickly returns to its original form.
When choosing a bag made of artificial leather, you need to smell it, low-quality material has a pungent smell. If the skin is odorless or has the same smell as natural, then this is a product made of modern high-quality leather.
It is also important to make sure that the skin was painted really high quality. To do this, pour a little water on the surface of the bag and then rub this place with a piece of light cloth. With high quality there will be absolutely no trace of paint, and what you will have with low quality, you yourself understand.
When choosing a product made of artificial leather, you need to study the quality of absolutely all seams, and if the lines are smooth and continuous, then the bag is made with high quality. And if the threads stick out, the seams run into each other, indentation widths are different in different places, then it is better to refuse the purchase.
The material from which the lining is made must be of high quality, without a pungent odor. Having touched it, you should feel a thin, but strong fabric, for example, it can be silk, nylon or kapron.
It is also worth inspecting the decorative elements on the bag, the accessories should be well attached to the product, the zippers must be unfastened without the slightest delay, and the buttons cannot be very tight (you can damage the material from which the product is made under high tension).
If the decorative elements are made of metal, then they are covered, must be uniformly across the surface. If the product is of poor quality, then the fittings will be visible spots, stains, some areas or elements may have a different color.