Suede is an amazing material that is a bit thinner than regular matte leather. It is produced from the same leather skin as the matte leather but the other side of the skin is used and then the leather is sanded to get the velvety smooth surface. Suede is slightly more sensitive and requires a little more love and care than other materials, but can be used as a base color on all our models. A suggestion is to make the outside panel of the boot in suede, but the foot part in plain leather, polished leather or glossy leather.