A woman holds a striped paper cup at the shearling cuff of her suede coat, on a city street.
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Suede and shearling

Suede boots and bags, shearling jackets and down coats trimmed in shearling, for women and men.

Suede and shearling are two finishes of hide: suede is leather buffed to a soft nap, and shearling is sheepskin tanned with its wool left on. On this page that means suede boots and bags, shearling flying jackets, and down coats with shearling on the hood or collar.

Sheepskin flying jackets were made for bomber crews in the thirties, when cockpits froze at altitude. COOR cuts its aviator jacket from lambskin, and Patou makes an oversized denim jacket with shearling. Coperni makes knee high suede boots and a folded suede tote, and Guidi dyes its suede boots after they are made, so the colour varies from pair to pair.

Most of the wall is down coats from Moose Knuckles and Mackage, trimmed in shearling for deep cold. Due West in Toronto carries those coats with jackets from COOR and G-Lab, WDLT117 brings the Guidi and Coperni suede and the Patou jackets, and parlor23 adds varsity jackets.

Coperni Bridge Boot Brown, side view, at WDLT117 on within
Coperni
Bridge Boot Brown
€520.95€866
WDLT117
Guidi PL9 Suede Boot Light Grey, side view, at WDLT117 on within
Guidi
PL9 Suede Boot Light Grey
€1,465.95
WDLT117
Coperni Folded Bag Brown, front view, at WDLT117 on within
Coperni
Folded Bag Brown
€1,103.95
WDLT117
Guidi PL1 Ortho Front Zip Boot Orange, side view, at WDLT117 on within
Guidi
PL1 Ortho Front Zip Boot Orange
€442.95€1,251
WDLT117
Mackage Womens Down *Parka Xena-SH in Cream worn by a model, at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down *Parka Xena-SH - Cream
€892Last one
Due West
parlor23 "Ten Years" Suede Varsity in Brown Suede at parlor23 on within
Parlor 23
"Ten Years" Suede Varsity
€748.95
parlor23
Moose Knuckles Womens Down *Parka Stirling - Granite/Natural at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down *Parka Stirling - Granite/Natural
€959
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down *Parka Stirling - Navy/Natural at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down *Parka Stirling - Navy/Natural
€959
Due West
Mackage Womens Down *Parka Lydana in Cream at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down *Parka Lydana - Cream
€828Last one
Due West
Mackage Womens Down *Parka Xena-SH in Black worn by a model, at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down *Parka Xena-SH - Black
€892
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Jacket 3Q Shearling - Black/Natutal at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Jacket 3Q Shearling - Black/Natutal
€767€895
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Jacket 3Q Shearling - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Jacket 3Q Shearling - Black/Black
€767€895
Due West
Mackage Womens Down *Parka Lilibeth - Black/Natural at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down *Parka Lilibeth - Black/Natural
€1,088€1,470Last one
Due West
Mackage Womens Down Jacket Vanna - Trench/Natural worn by a model, at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down Jacket Vanna - Trench/Natural
€959€1,277Last one
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Lite Jacket f26 Aurora Trucker - Alabaster/Alabaster, close up, at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Lite Jacket f26 Aurora Trucker - Alabaster/Alabaster
€639Last one
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Lite Jacket f26 Aurora Trucker - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Lite Jacket f26 Aurora Trucker - Black/Black
€639
Due West
Mackage Womens Down Jacket Nadia-SH in Black at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Down Jacket Nadia-SH - Black
€622€828
Due West
Mackage Womens Lite Jacket Lyris in Black worn by a model, at Due West on within
Mackage
Womens Lite Jacket Lyris - Black
€639€892
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Bomber Debbie Shearling - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Bomber Debbie Shearling - Black/Black
€703€831
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Bomber f26 Debbie - Alabaster/Alabaster worn by a model, at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Bomber f26 Debbie - Alabaster/Alabaster
€831
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Jacket f26 3Q 2.0 - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Jacket f26 3Q 2.0 - Black/Black
€895
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down Jacket f26 3Q 2.0 - Alabaster/Alabaster at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down Jacket f26 3Q 2.0 - Alabaster/Alabaster
€895
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down *Parka Storm - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down *Parka Storm - Black/Black
€536€895Last one
Due West
Moose Knuckles Womens Down *Parka Anguille Shearling - Black/Black at Due West on within
Moose Knuckles
Womens Down *Parka Anguille Shearling - Black/Black
€628€895
Due West

Common questions

What is the difference between suede and shearling?
Suede is leather with its inner side buffed to a soft nap and no wool. Shearling is sheepskin or lambskin with the wool left on, suede on one side and fleece on the other.
How do you look after suede?
Brush it with a suede brush to lift the nap, and keep it out of heavy rain. Treat new suede with a water repellent spray, and let wet suede dry away from heat.
Is shearling warmer than down?
Down is warmer for its weight, while a shearling jacket blocks wind and keeps its warmth when damp. Many winter coats use both, with down inside and shearling at the collar.