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Suede vs. Roughout Leather - what’s the difference? While similar in outward appearance, there’s actually a pretty significant difference between suede and roughout that lies beneath the surface. Suede is a split leather where the soft porous portion is separated from the outer, harder grain surface. This makes suede extremely soft to the touch and flexible. Ideal for luxury items, but also difficult to maintain. Roughout leather, also known as “full grain suede,” takes suede to the next level in terms of durability. Roughout has the hairy, porous corium, but also the outer grain of the leather as well. This makes roughout more durable, more waterproof, and easier to maintain while still looking great! It makes sense why roughout leather was such a popular choice of material for soldiers boots in WWII! So which is better? That part is entirely up to you. 🤠 #mensfashion #leatherboots #cowboyboots #westernwear #vintagestyle
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Tier two boots look pretty similar, but they're actually very different materials. Let me explain. This boot is made out of rough out better, and this boot is made out of suede leather. Okay. So what does that mean? Well, the best way to understand different types of leather is actually to imagine a loaf of bread. You have the harder crust on the exterior, and then you have the really soft and porous portion on the inside. Leather is pretty much the same way. Most times when people think about leather, they're thinking about the grain of the leather. That's the part like this that's most similar to the crust of bread. It's very tight collagen that make a smooth surface. But tier two types of leather on these boots is actually from the opposite side. Now suede is a material that you've probably heard of before, whether it be from the famous Seinfeld episode with Jerry's suede jacket or Elvis singing about his blue suede shoes. Suede is made by splitting the leather between the corium, which is that soft part of the bread, and the grain which we know as the crust. And then you're taking only the corium, which leaves you with a very soft, very flexible, hairy texture part of the leather. Suede, however, can be pretty difficult to maintain and keep water stain free. Okay. So then what's rough out leather? Well, rough out leather is also known as full grain suede, which is a very literal way to describe it. Like suede, the corium of the leather is facing outwards. However, it still has the full grain or that outer shell of the leather attached to it. It's just on the inside. In the most simplistic terms, rough out is basically taking the leather that you're familiar with and then just flipping it around. Now because the grain of the leather is still attached to the soft and hairy part, it makes rough out leather much more durable in the suede. The maintenance of rough out leather is particularly easy, which made it a very popular material to be used for soldiers better during Worse War II. So which is better? I mean, that's up to you and your needs.
