Le cuir végétal : Les produits utilisés pour tanner un cuir (c'est à dire le rendre imputrescible) sont appellés tannins. Ils peuvent être de nature synthétique (résines polymères), minérale (sels métalliques) ou végétal (certaines écorces, galles...). Dans ce dernier cas, quelque soit la provenance de la peau (veau, vache, mouton, porc), on parle de cuir végétal. Un cuir tanné uniquement avec des tannins végétaux est un cuir généralement assez raide (cuir à semelle). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather
Vegetable-tanned leather is tanned using tannin and other ingredients found in vegetable matter, tree bark, and other such sources. It is supple and brown in color, with the exact shade depending on the mix of chemicals and the color of the skin. It is the only form of leather suitable for use in leather carving or stamping. Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water; it tends to discolor, and if left to soak and then dry it will shrink and become less supple and harder. In hot water, it will shrink drastically and partly gelatinize, becoming rigid and eventually brittle. Boiled leather is an example of this where the leather has been hardened by being immersed in hot water, or in boiled wax or similar substances. Historically, it was occasionally used as armor after hardening, and it has also been used for book binding.
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VEGETABLE-TANNED LEATHER is tanned using tree bark and various other plants. It comes in various thicknesses and colors. Characterized by its firmness, strength and lack of elasticity, vegetable-tanned leather is used for a variety of purposes, including crafts (e.g., leather carving, leather stamping, etc.), belts, saddles, harnesses, holsters, shoe soles and some luggage.
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Sorry, just saw this is in the discussion box which I didn't consult before posting. I work a lot for a major French "maroquinier" and knew the answer instantly and, as you seemed to be going off-track with vegan leather, posted right away!
Ann, you found the same as me! I think I'm going to go for 'vegetable-tanned leather'. I don't think it means vegan leather. Anyway... since the sandals also have REAL patent leather straps, a vegan wouldn't want to buy them!
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From wikipedia:
Vegetable-tanned leather is tanned using tannin and other ingredients found in vegetable matter, tree bark, and other such sources. It is supple and brown in color, with the exact shade depending on the mix of chemicals and the color of the skin. It is the only form of leather suitable for use in leather carving or stamping. Vegetable-tanned leather is not stable in water; it tends to discolor, and if left to soak and then dry it will shrink and become less supple and harder. In hot water, it will shrink drastically and partly gelatinize, becoming rigid and eventually brittle. Boiled leather is an example of this where the leather has been hardened by being immersed in hot water, or in boiled wax or similar substances. Historically, it was occasionally used as armor after hardening, and it has also been used for book binding.
Je viens de découvrir qu'il y avait du cuir végétal. Inutile de vous dire que cuir et végétal ne me paraissaient pas être une association des plus évidentes. Après quelques recherches, j'ai compris que ce n'était pas le cuir mais le tannage qui est végétal. Sur le forum je découvre que le tannage végétal est plus long et ne permet pas de masquer les défauts (bon point).
I think this confirms vegetable-dyed leather.
Not much context, but here it is:
Les sandales compensées. Brides croisées en cuir végétal et cuir
vernis.
It's not patent leather, as that's 'cuir vernis'.
Hmmm... I thought this too but when I googled it I found info about the tanning process using natural products, but suggesting it's still 'real' leather.
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synthetic leather
Explanation: but a very specific, for "vegan shoes"
no cruelty, no animal by-products, etc.
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