What is Goat Suede?
Goat suede is subcategory of suede which is itself a subcategory of leather. Goat refers to the type of animal skin used, while suede refers to a specific treatment used to achieve a soft nap on the leather. Whereas full-grain leather is made from the outer side of an animal skin, that which the fur was attached to, suede leather uses the inner side. The inner side is more supple to begin with but is further softened and made flexible by buffing its surface to create the slightly fuzzy texture of suede. Some skins may also be split, the inner side of the leather from the outer side, leaving very flexible and soft suede.
