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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 ...
Slunk skin, calfskin typically obtained as a byproduct of cattle slaughter, is also known as chickenskin. [ 1 ] Slunk skin is sold commercially and used for example in furniture , drums, and gloves.
Men wore a calfskin flap, the ibeshu, to cover the buttocks, and the umutsha loin cloth was tied to the body with a cow hide belt. The iphovela was a headdress made of cow skin, and the ishoba or umshokobezi was a tufted cowtail used as an arm or leg decoration.
The leather is sourced from the Sokoto Red breed, which is indigenous to Guinea and Sudan Savannah of Nigeria and Maradi Region in Republic of Niger. [ 5 ] [ 3 ] The finest grades of Morocco leather are goatskin , but by the late 19th century other skins often were substituted in practice, particularly sheepskin and split calfskin.
The resulting new boot was fabricated in soft calfskin leather, had the trim removed and was cut to fit more closely around the leg. The heels were low cut, stacked around an inch (2.5 centimetres), and the boot stopped at mid-calf. It was suitably hard-wearing for riding, yet smart enough for informal evening wear.
Kidskin or kid leather is a type of soft, thin leather that is traditionally used for gloves (hence the phrase 'kid gloves,' used since at least 1888 as a metaphor for careful handling). [1] It is widely used for other fashion purposes such as footwear and clothing.
Sports Authority. A.k.a. the place where you bought your very expensive soccer cleats that you wore approximately three times before dramatically quitting the team.
Cavalier boots underwent a revival during the American Civil War when flamboyant cavalry officers like George Armstrong Custer and Jeb Stuart purchased thigh-high riding boots. [6] Following the successful Pirates of the Caribbean films boots of this type have also become popular among young British women.