https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:01:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1356133 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:39:45 +0000 Mellllls 1356133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Same thing happened to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1356132 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:38:15 +0000 ironkurtin 1356132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, at least all your shoes look different.&nbsp; Only now am I venturing into BROWN and this is a big deal for me.</p> <p>I'm surprised you could wear pleather even when it wasn't shredding.&nbsp; I find it doesn't breathe at all, and wet sweaty feet and legs are SO gross to endure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1356047 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:25:48 +0000 rachylou 1356047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh dear. Lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1356024 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:29:00 +0000 Angie 1356024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Off you go to buy another bookcase to store your shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355982 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 20:28:14 +0000 Marley 1355982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OH My Gosh Anna! &nbsp;I never dreamed that we'd hear you say that you might have too many shoes!!!!! &nbsp;I am laughing - big belly laughs!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355974 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 20:18:54 +0000 minimalist 1355974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too many shoes? Like the Hirshhorn has too much modern art.</p> <p>So, following the 1-in-1-out method, what's coming in now that pleather boots are gone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355766 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:12:53 +0000 jackiec 1355766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's too bad about the boots. Very funny on the shoes too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355763 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:11:47 +0000 Angie 1355763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><span>"I also finally realized I may have too many shoes"</p> <p>HAHAHAHAHAHA</p> <p>*very big chuckle*</span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355737 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:28:53 +0000 Janet 1355737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ick. This happened with a faux leather storage ottoman I got really cheap eight years ago when we moved into this house. Over the last year, the pleather started peeling off the outside of the top lid. I found myself sitting in front of the fireplace one night, picking up shreds of leather that were hanging off the thing. I finally went to Crate &amp; Barrel a few weeks ago and got a real leather replacement one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355731 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:23:10 +0000 Neelie 1355731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, maybe you can get a seamstress to sew you a new lining out of a sturdy cloth fabric? &nbsp;There should be a way to replace it.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355712 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:37:37 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1355712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had plenty of boots, but added a few more... so did not need to do that!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355708 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:35:16 +0000 Anonymous 1355708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Firecracker: Yes, the manmade material they use to line real leather boots DOES begin to flake off over time. I retired my Franco Sartos last Spring because of this. It feels really gross&nbsp;on your feet and ankles, believe me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355675 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:18:18 +0000 Melaine 1355675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's how I spot fake leather while thrifting. If there isn't any kind of flaking, I look closer to see if they are true leather. It is so true, that pleather is so much lighter.....making it appealing sometimes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355645 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:44:32 +0000 Jeanie 1355645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed on pleather! &nbsp;We learn the hard way don't we. &nbsp;Too many shoes..wait...really? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355635 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:09:11 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1355635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's bad news, but good to know about pleather, Anna. And Diana's experience is also sad. I had no idea. I've noticed in my online shopping a lot of shoes that are leather outside but lined with "manmade material."&nbsp; I wonder if they would start flaking off inside, too. </p> <p>And yes, Anna, I do believe there is such a thing as too many shoes. But how can you be certain you're there yet? (rhetorical question! ha ha Don't feel compelled to answer.) That's what I wonder, for my own case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355633 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:07:53 +0000 rabbit 1355633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had two pairs disintegrate too, I think the softer ones with high shafts put more strain on the material and eventually after a few years&nbsp;with aging it&nbsp;becomes brittle and flakes instead of bending. &nbsp; Both pairs were not worn regularly, so it was purely that the material aged out. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>One +10 year old pair&nbsp;I was able to temporarily extend the life of with some creative patching/repainting with all weather water based enamel&nbsp;of the the one area that had started to shed tiny flakes. &nbsp; But yeah, non-leather shoes for me are more for wearing intensely for short periods than keeping for years -- kind of like spandex or elastic in clothes.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355630 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:00:48 +0000 Diana 1355630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a fairly nice suede purse that's basically unusable now because some idiot decided to line it in fake leather. The lining is now peeling off in big chunks and more pieces seem to fall of of it every day. Such a waste, as it still looks pristine from the outside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355625 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:48:05 +0000 Beth Ann 1355625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I keep a couple of pairs for rain and snow -- perhaps if I could afford real "waterproof" leather like Aquatalia I might feel differently.&nbsp; You're absolutely right that they can disintegrate -- except when they don't&nbsp; I had a pair of boots that will survive to the end of the universe.&nbsp; They'll live intact in a landfill for generations.&nbsp; Just not on my feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355611 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:00:11 +0000 Queen$arah 1355611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too true! My first combat boots were pleather. After 3 months, they were ruined. So I invested in a $140 pair of dr martens. This was 2 years ago and they still are lovely. Just gotta polish them every so often </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355605 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 03:52:26 +0000 Missey 1355605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna-&nbsp; I am going through the same thing.&nbsp; I "may" have too many shoes...&nbsp; We are moving and in the process of packing I am trying to figure out what I really need; this is very difficult because I already own all of these beauties so why should I get rid of them?&nbsp; Sigh </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355588 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 03:25:08 +0000 Mo 1355588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I only have one pair and they are patent and waterproof so I wonder if that helps seal them from the disintegration factor? &nbsp;Contemplating purging - while they are useful in the snow, the round toe and odd shaft height have me hesitating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355579 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 03:05:26 +0000 bj1111 1355579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What?!? You have too many shoes?!? *blink* *blink* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355578 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 03:03:58 +0000 annagybe 1355578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I did not wear them much. They worked better in cold weather because they were pretty warm.&nbsp;&nbsp;I think I spent $80 on them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355570 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 02:54:44 +0000 Gigi 1355570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohmigosh! Funny, I've actually been contemplating buying another pair of black fake leather boots. They're so much lighter than the real deal, and I don't have to worry about what will happen to them if I get caught in a downpour.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have a pair of Naturalizer faux leather boots that are three years old, and they are in great condition. They cost about $100 new, so they weren't supercheap. I haven't seen any peeling like you're describing. Wow. Did you wear them a lot when they were new? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dont-buy-pleather-boots-ever#post-1355566 Mon, 15 Sep 2014 02:48:46 +0000 annagybe 1355566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So in prepping for my party I did a massive clean and organize of my apartment with a friend. I found a pair of pleather grey OTK boots. Admittedly they were a few years old, but I was actually thinking of wearing them this fall. They literally disintegrated in my closet, they were peeling apart at the ankle.<br />Luckily I got them fairly cheap. But still, ugh. They went straight to the trash. </p> <p>ETA I also finally realized I may have too many shoes. *Shock*</p>