How to choose a sheepskin coat - tips from professionals
Severe frosts are just around the corner, so you can begin to think seriously about purchasing quality outerwear. What exactly to choose - a down jacket, a park, a simple insulated jacket, a sheepskin coat or a fur coat, of course, you decide, but fashion experts in 2016-2017 are advised to pay particular attention to sheepskin coats.
The fact is that sheepskin coats at all times were considered an indicator of the financial independence of the owner, and their heating properties are phenomenal. Moreover, against the background of a noticeable popularization of fur coats, sheepskin coats become a peculiar highlight, which noticeably distinguishes a person even from the elite, but still gray mass. And how to choose a really high quality sheepskin coat you will learn from the article.
Quality criteria
For the first time, looking at the model of a certain sheepskin coat in a store, we evaluate its external qualities in a decorative sense. But it is precisely by the external characteristics that one more indicator of outerwear can be defined - its quality. It’s rather difficult for an unknowing person to do this, but if you adopt several important criteria, the task becomes not so difficult:
- Exterior finish. On the outer surface of the sheepskin coat, that is, skin or suede, there should be no traces of glue, paint stains, as well as fat and salt. Kinks and scratches are also a sign of not goodness, because good material, even with intensive external exposure, quickly restores its former shape. You can check the quality of the material by crushing it in your hand. If he quickly recovered - then you can take a sheepskin coat.
- Material properties. Really high-quality leather (suede) reacts in a special way to moisture. If even a drop of water is dropped on it, it will roll off the surface, leaving an easy trace. Sellers who are confident in the quality of their products, will allow to conduct a similar experiment in the store.
- Coloring. It must be monotonous, and over the entire surface of the sheepskin coat. You can check the quality of staining with a wet handkerchief. If you attach it to the surface, then there should be no traces on it. Otherwise, the sheepskin coat quickly shedding at the first wet weather.
- Sewing. Sheepskin seams should be uniform, without noticeable nodules and eyelets. It is better if the line is generally double, but not coarse. It is desirable that the skin color is the same as the fur. Closer to the base color of the fur should not be lighter or darker than the main one.
- Texture. The surface of the sheepskin coat itself should be smooth, even, soft and pleasant to the touch.
Special attention should be paid to the quality of fittings. The loops and flaps of the pockets should be well sewn, and snakes and buttons be distinguished by noticeable strength.
How to determine the naturalness?
When sewing coats, bona fide manufacturers always use only natural materials. It is possible to determine whether leather, suede and fur meet the criteria of naturalness by the following indicators:
- This suede finish has a graphical effect. So, if you hold on the surface of a sheepskin coat with your hand against the villi, then there will be a visible mark that will disappear if you hold your hand in the opposite direction.
- If the surface of the sheepskin coat is covered with real leather, then it will be soft and smooth.
- Remember that the inner side of the pile should be trimmed around the hem and sleeves so that it is not visible from the front.
- From sheepskin, which is made from natural materials will not feel the harsh odors of chemicals.
A quality certificate is always attached to good sheepskin coats.It is he who confirms the durability of the product. A quality sheepskin coat will never lose its appearance after dry-cleaning, but it will take at least five years before it has to be handed over to it.
Tips for choosing
But even if you are already finally convinced of the quality of the sheepskin coat, there remains one more, no less important criterion - the choice of a suitable model. And for this you need not only to try on a sheepskin coat, but also to clearly understand how she should sit on the figure:
- A suitable sheepskin coat does not “collapse” backwards in the unbuttoned position, and also does not fall from the shoulders to the back.
- A good model is not the one that was purchased end-to-end, but one that was purchased with a small margin. Remember that in the winter you will wear warm clothes under a sheepskin coat and this very stock will be invisible.
- If the sheepskin coat is sewn correctly, then when you raise one hand, the other’s shoulder will remain in the same place, and will not crawl up.
- Remember that you should feel comfortable in a sheepskin coat even with active movements. Constraints should not be at all.
Remember that in the process of putting on and removing the sheepskin coat you should not hear the booming sounds of fur from friction. This sound can testify to the rigidity of the fur and the loss of its quality. This can happen if in the process of transporting fur get into the zone with high humidity.
