Posted on September 20, 2021
This is an update of my post published on September 20, 2010:
On this day in 1818, Seth Boyden (of Newark, New Jersey) began commercial production on patent leather for shoes, boots, and other accessories.
Boyden wanted to create a dressier leather and did some experiments to see what would look and feel good. He found that, by giving fine-grained leather a series of linseed-oil-based treatments, he could create a shiny black leather. His glossy new form of leather quickly became popular for formal dress.
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Patent leather is not just black, and it's not just shoes! Above, a gold patent leather vest for a dance costume. Below, red patent leather shoes for a dressy event. |
It's a matter of material...
Here are some of the materials that are commonly made into clothing and accessories:
furs and skins (leather)
cotton (from the cotton plant)
flax (linen)
wool (from sheep)
silk (made by silk worms)
down (feathers)
human-made (synthetic) fibers such as nylon, polyester, and spandex
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| Suede (a kind of leather) |
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| Knit wool |
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| A variety of cotton fabrics |
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| Silk |
Here are some less-common clothing materials:
bamboo
hemp
jute
recycled plastic
rubber
paper
soy
animal horns and shells for buttons or decorations
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| Soy fabric |
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| Lakota dress decorated with shells |
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| Fabric made from recycled bottles |
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| Horn button |
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| Loose-weave cloth proudly announcing that it is made from hemp |
And of course shoes and bags and other accessories may be made out of many more materials, including wood, bone, rigid plastic, rope, and on and on...
Recycle your clothing!
Hand clothes down, make a quilt, or do some of these craft projects.
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