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Wilsons Leather is a U.S. leather brand, selling products such as leather jackets, belts, shoes, handbags, and gloves. At its peak in 2002, the Minneapolis-based retailer had 763 stores in 46 states and Canada. The company stores used to sell product assortments from brands such as DKNY, Michael Kors, Guess?, and Cole Haan. [2]
Bonded leather, also called reconstituted leather, is a material that uses leather scraps that are shredded and bonded together with polyurethane or latex onto a fiber mesh. The amount of leather fibers in the mix varies from 10% to 90%, affecting the properties of the product.
These lines collectively reflected Casual Corner's distinctive look of the early 1960's; tailored cotton shirtdresses, Peter Pan collars, pin-tucked blouses, fine cotton and dyed-to-match woven and knit wool separates, jute-and-leather belts, and trendy hand-jeweled wooden purses. By the 1990s, Casual Corner pivoted to target working women. [14]
This category includes all types of leather (and raw materials) and the institutions that study them, display them in collections or uses leather in the construction of articles. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
A large factory was built outside the walls at the south-western end in the 1920s and this has gone through many changes. The old railway station is the workshop for a glass blowing craftsman and other craftspeople work in the village, e.g. a leather worker, a furniture restorer and a potter.
Tanned leather from goatskin is considered extremely durable and is commonly used to make rugs (for example in Indonesia) and carpet binding. It is often used for gloves, boots, and other products that require a soft hide. Kid gloves, popular in Victorian times, are still made today.
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Calfskin or calf leather is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf, or juvenile domestic cattle. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality clothing, shoes, wallets, and similar products, as well as traditional leather bookbindings. In ...