Every winter the same question comes up: should you buy a real leather jacket or a faux leather one? Both can look sharp. The right choice depends on your budget, how often you will wear it, and how much care you want to give it. Here is a simple comparison for men shopping in Pakistan.
What is faux leather?
Faux leather (often called PU leather or vegan leather) is a fabric base coated to look and feel like leather. No animal hide is used. Good faux leather has a soft hand-feel, a natural grain and a matte-to-satin shine, and from a few feet away most people cannot tell the difference.
Price
This is the biggest difference. A real leather jacket usually costs several times more than a well-made faux leather jacket. If you want a sharp winter jacket without a large spend, faux leather gives you the look at a price that makes sense for everyday wear.
Weight and comfort
Faux leather is generally lighter than real leather, which makes it easy to wear all day, in the car, on a bike or at an evening event. Real leather is heavier and softens slowly as it is worn in.
Care
- Faux leather: wipe with a soft damp cloth, hang it on a wide hanger and keep it away from direct heat. No special conditioner needed.
- Real leather: needs conditioning, careful storage and professional cleaning to keep it at its best.
Looks over time
Real leather develops a patina with years of wear. Faux leather keeps its original colour and finish, so a black jacket stays black and clean-looking season after season when cared for properly.
So which should you buy?
Choose real leather if you want an investment piece and are ready for the price and the upkeep. Choose faux leather if you want a sharp, lighter, easy-care jacket for everyday winter wear at a fair price. For most men in Pakistan, where winters are cold for a few months rather than the whole year, faux leather is the practical choice.
Shop Zaryash faux leather jackets
Zaryash jackets are designed in Multan in faux leather, in sizes S to 2XL, with free delivery and cash on delivery across Pakistan. Browse the men's leather jackets collection, or start with the black Korean jacket.