Guest --*pinkberri Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have been looking for a leather jacket for the longest time. However, all the ones in my price range that I find and I like, are imitation leather. For example, I found some nice looking jackets from H&M or Top Shop for under $100.. but i hear some people say that fake leather jackets look cheap? I mean the leather is soft and it looks fine (not like those super shiny cheap ones)... but what are your thoughts? I don't know if I should pick up a faux leather jacket for around $50 or invest in a more expensive, real leather one. Does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darling Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think faux leather jackets can be cute & if you choose the right one, it definitely won't look cheap (: I have one from H&M and I love it! I don't think people expect young people (assuming you're young) to wear expensive, real leather jackets anyway. Yeah my H&M jacket feels nothing like my real leather Chloe one, but I also don't wear that one even half as much as I wear the H&M one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CaramelSweetie Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think it looks good from afar, but once you get up close, it's bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kinella Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 it depends some are very nice and some are even better and more expensive than real leather ones plus you wont feeling guilty for having an animal killed when you are wearing a fake leather jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joxxy Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 It really depends on how the material looks, but I think that for the most part, fake leather is more suitable for younger people. I don't think it looks tacky at all, unless the material is really shiny/metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Honey_Babee Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I've always hated faux leather jacket... in my opinion if you're going for that look, might as well get the real thing. I don't know, i just feel like it's like a bootlegged version of a real leather jacket. but then again thats just me =/ but if ur going to go for a faux leather jacket, make sure it looks the part and not cheap/tacky looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest soompier1 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 As long as you buy one that doesn't smell weird or looks cheap, then obviously it's fine, the only issue is it's pretty rare to find faux leather that looks good be it cost/ "morality" whatever the reason for buying faux leather, I don't really care, not my business, just make sure it doesn't look cheap or smell bad it depends some are very nice and some are even better and more expensive than real leather ones plus you wont feeling guilty for having an animal killed when you are wearing a fake leather jacket you won't feel 'guilty' for that instance but animal by products are everywhere, cosmetics, skin care, food, candy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elainee Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 ^ cosmetics?! o_0 But seriously i could careless if it was real or fake, its it looks good then it looks good. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iota Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I have a faux-leather jacket from H&M, a lot of people told me that they really liked it, actually ... obviously there are some that look really cheap/tacky, but that's not always the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nghister Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 there are really nice faux leather jackets if you look. Not everyone who gets faux leather can't afford the real thing, they might just don't want to wear leather. So, yes it is fine to wear a faux leather jacket as long as it is well made and doesn't look super fake and plastic imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --*pinkberri Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 thanks for the replies everyone and yes I'm talking about the nice faux leather jackets, not the shiny, stiff plasticy ones lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 not sure if this applies to all faux leather stuff, but i saw a sign by the cash register at UO that their faux leather stuff can cause cancer. personally i'm not a fan of leather, real or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BoomBoomBang Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 someone explain to me how does a tacky leather jacket looks. better yet post some pics of nice looking ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darling Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 someone explain to me how does a tacky leather jacket looks. better yet post some pics of nice looking ones Tacky leather jacket: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PROshinigami Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 high quality pleather is ALL GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --*pinkberri Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 here is another photo of a tacky leather jacket.. this is the best photo i can find of the material i am talking about- obviously, I steer away from ones that look like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BoomBoomBang Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Tacky leather jacket: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aFWm9BIPqVY/Sx_UJkv8...er-Jacket-1.jpg i think it looks not bad lol...whats tacky about it? shiny just not in style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xNAT Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 ^ real leather isn't that shiny o_o it looks more matte than that. now that i think of it, the jacket i saw today was faux leather! i never knew that cause I assumed it was real leather and therefore the high price oh the things you learn on soompi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlemisssunsunshine Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 i think real leather jackets are a great investment if you can afford it but a faux leather jacket isnt that much of a bad idea either i have this faux one from japan and i get compliments on it all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aki_ Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 i've a faux one, some ppl have to understand that faux doesnt always mean bad quality or cheap - it's a miss sixty jacket which looked so much like leather, but i tried it on and it felt silky soft and wasnt leather. i had to get it cos it looked so good and fit so damn well, it cost me about 600USD, and its in no way bad quality or tacky looking. here's how it looks [ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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