It is estimated that after 70, I have a deep impression on sheepskin coats and leather jackets. For people born in the 1970s, when they were young, they watched their parents grow up in sheepskin coats. When I was in my twenties, I definitely wanted a sheepskin jacket and a suit, because leather jackets and suits were the popular colors on the streets in the 1990s.
I remember when I was a child, my grandfather came to live in my house. When he left, my father sent my grandfather a sheepskin jacket and sheepskin trousers as a sign of filial piety, that is, underwear with wool inside and sheepskin outside. At that time, this set of more than 30 yuan was close to my father's salary for one month.
My grandfather was dissatisfied with the sheepskin jacket and trousers that my father bought in those years, because he thought there were too many knots on the clothes and trousers, and some of them were too soft, saying they were obvious "belly pockets", so my mother scolded them and changed them for another one. You know, the department store selling sheepskin jackets and trousers is more than 30 miles away from my home, which makes my dad toss and turn. So after sending my grandfather back to his hometown, he often looked at this matter and thought that the old man was too difficult to serve.
Sheepskin coat was a big item at home in those days, and no family had it. Sheepskin coat is actually a kind of coat with military coat on the outside and wool lining on the inside.
This kind of coat will only be given to soldiers stationed in cold areas, and some units will also give it to people engaged in sea work or outdoor work. This kind of coat is particularly heavy to wear and inconvenient to move. But because it keeps warm and only people with special jobs can have it, it is very high to walk in the street in a sheepskin coat. So many people like to wear sheepskin coats with open arms, for fear that others will not know that the lining of his coat is wool.
In the early 1990s, there was a fashion of "leather baskets", that is, cotton-padded clothes made of sheepskin, similar to today's down jackets, and the appearance colors can be painted in various colors. Laundry shops that dry-cleaned clothes were also very popular in those days, and the maintenance and coloring of leather clothes was a very important business.
I remember that a classmate saved more than half a year's salary and spent more than 1000 to buy a "leather basket". After refueling, he went to squeeze the bus. After getting off the bus, the clothes sparkled.
First, the use of sheepskin.
1. Sheepskin used to be mainly used for processing leather products, such as leather jackets, leather shoes and sheepskin coats. Especially in the early 1990s, leather shoes, leather coats and leather jackets were particularly popular that year. Both men and women were proud of owning a leather coat and a leather coat.
Before 1990s, sweaters were popular for a long time, among which the sweaters made in Shanghai were the most famous. I still remember a classic advertisement "Yang Yangyang Hengyuanxiang!" What else can make a fortune? It can be seen that sheepskin and wool were popular that year.
Second, why does no one like sheepskin now?
There is a barbecue shop in front of my house. His signature is to kill live sheep every day, and a special supplier pulls live sheep to kill them. These sheep killers will take their heads, feet and goods. Sheepskin is placed on the table in front of the store to attract customers, but it is not allowed to appear now because of the bloody scene, but these sheep killers are unwilling to recycle sheepskin. The main reasons are as follows:
1. Cleaning sheepskin is too troublesome: sheepskin needs to be cooked with nitrate meat. This process is troublesome and time-consuming. The main reason is that there is less recycled sheepskin, so people don't want it if it is not cooked well.
2. Sheepskin is rarely recycled sporadically: At present, most people who sell mutton concentrate on the slaughterhouse to get the goods and slaughter the sheep there, so the sheepskin is worth recycling. Because there are more buyers, the sheepskin recycling of small retail investors is not enough for logistics costs, so there will be reasons why sheepskin people don't want it.
3. Sheepskin has now been replaced by more advanced materials: people pay attention to leisure and comfort when wearing hats, so light sneakers, down jackets and outdoor brand clothes have become popular colors, and clothes made of sheepskin are not breathable, so they are gradually eliminated.
4. Sheepskin products lack individuality: clothing made of sheepskin is too monotonous. Today, in the pursuit of individualization of wearing hats, the clothing, shoes and hats made of sheepskin are obviously out of date.
Thirty years ago, sheepskin was a good material for people to keep warm and make clothes, shoes and hats. However, with the progress of society and the development of science and technology, there are more and more new materials than sheepskin, and it is understandable that sheepskin people are unwilling to buy them.
People used to like to wear leather jackets, but now they like to wear cashmere coats and sheepskin coats at reduced prices.
1994, I spent more than 1000 yuan on a sheepskin jacket. At that time, it was almost three square meters. Now it should be forty or fifty thousand. Moreover, the sheepskin jacket is heavy and not warm, and it has not been worn for more than ten years.
Simmons has six special-shaped mats sewn with Australian sheepskin, which cost about 3,500 yuan a few years ago and were produced by Nanjing manufacturers. It is used all year round. Huangmei is dried and patted, and sometimes the crushed wool is combed with a hair dryer. I got rid of the cold on my back. The cognition of wool mattress varies from person to person, which is expensive and has little interest.
Nobody wants sheepskin now. I think sheepskin products have been replaced. For example, few people wear sheepskin coats, and most like to wear light and cheap down jackets. Sheep leather shoes and gloves are still popular and cheap, which is estimated to be overproduction.
Sheepskin is common in the general market, and its advantage is softness. The disadvantage is that it is easily broken. In this era, the consumption of cattle, sheep and pigs is really large, which in turn drives the number of aquaculture. There are many sheepskins, but people nowadays don't like to look old in leather. Consumer demand does not match the quantity of products, and natural prices fall.
There are many substitutes, especially down jackets, which are warm, light and close-fitting. In addition, the quality of down jackets has also improved a lot, unlike before. Leather clothing is windproof, but it has many disadvantages. My first fur coat is a flying fur coat with a big fur collar, so that I can wear it like that, which is called trendy in present words. The second is a single layer, which is attached to the body on sunny days, and the air holes under the armpits feel little effect. Later, I never wore leather again. However, owning a leather coat is the dream of many people. I met a leather jacket, jeans and mark shoes yesterday. I am full of energy, just like seeing myself when I was young. As a classic, there will still be market demand.