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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Corfam

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

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2016

Nor is Corfam the only supposedly defunct leather substitute to be resurrected.

From Time Magazine Archive

Consumers shod in Du Font's product inspired the wisecrack, "Corfam shoes always look brand new; they always feel brand new too."

From Time Magazine Archive

But demand never rose as much as Du Pont had hoped, partly because consumers complained that Corfam shoes pinched and roasted their feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

At New burgh, torture-chamber machines bend the Corfam shoes millions of times, tear pieces of Corfam apart at high tension and abrasively duplicate the rubbing action of heels against shoe backs.

From Time Magazine Archive

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