Corfam

American

[kawr-fam] / ˈkɔr fæm /

Trademark.

a brand of synthetic flexible, microporous material, used as a leather substitute for shoes, handbags, belts, luggage, etc.

Corfam British

/ ˈkɔːfæm /

noun

a synthetic water-repellent material used as a substitute for shoe leather

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Jim Kurtz of Fairfax, Va., wrote: “The first nudge down the slippery slope occurred when the U.S. Army authorized soldiers to wear low quarters made of Corfam.”

From Washington Post

Corfam is a man-made material used in place of leather.

From Washington Post

The company thereupon introduced Corfam, a weatherproof shoe material, predicting that by 1984 every fourth foot in the country would be encased in it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Corfam, the first synthetic leather to "breathe," cost $60 million to get into production in 1964, but quick and stiff competition has made it only barely profitable.

From Time Magazine Archive

Du Pont is now improving the versatility of Corfam�in order to expand its big market from shoes to luggage and apparel�and trying to reduce its production cost.

From Time Magazine Archive

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